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Diospyros ferrea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ebenaceae |
Genus: | Diospyros |
Species: | D. ferrea
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Binomial name | |
Diospyros ferrea | |
Synonyms | |
Diospyros ferrea, known as black ebony, is a tree in the ebony family, distributed in Burma ( Myanmar), Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos (Khammouan) and Taiwan ( Hengchun Peninsula and Orchid Island).
From West Africa to India, Indo-China, north to the Ryukyu Islands (Southern Japan), east to the Malesian area, Australia, Melanesia and Polynesia.
D. ferrea is reported to be an important source of black ebony, but this is doubtful because of the unsatisfactory taxonomy of the group involved.