Diospyros

The Diospyros genus yields all commercial ebony—whether that be the pitch-black variety, or the streaked and striped species found in Asia.

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• Black and White Ebony (Diospyros spp.)
• Ceylon Ebony (Diospyros ebenum)
• Gaboon Ebony (Diospyros crassiflora)
• Macassar Ebony (Diospyros celebica)
• Malaysian Blackwood (Diospyros ebonasea)
• Mun Ebony (Diospyros mun)
• Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

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