Diospyros ebenum

Diospyros ebenum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ebenaceae
Genus: Diospyros
Species:
D. ebenum
Binomial name
Diospyros ebenum
Synonyms[2]
  • Diospyros glaberrima Rottler
  • Diospyros melanoxylon Willd.
  • Diospyros membranacea A.DC.
  • Diospyros reticulata var. timoriana A.DC.
  • Diospyros laurifolia A.Rich.
  • Diospyros timoriana (A.DC.) Miq.
  • Diospyros assimilis Bedd.

Ceylon ebony or Diospyros ebenum (Sinhala: කළුවර Kaluwara) (Tamil: கருங்காலி Karungaali), is a species of tree in the genus Diospyros and the family Ebenaceae. The tree produces valuable black wood.

  1. ^ Asian Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Viet Nam, August 1996) (1998). "Diospyros ebenum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32296A9688568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32296A9688568.en. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Diospyros ebenum J.Koenig ex Retz". World Flora Online. Retrieved 12 October 2024.