Ebenaceae
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The Ebenaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to order Ericales. The family includes ebony and persimmon among about 768 species of trees and shrubs. It is distributed across the tropical a
Starr 040513 0060 Diospyros sandwicensis
Diospyros chloroxylon
Diospyros kaki
Royena graeca, fossil flower
Ebony
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Ebony is a dense black–brown hardwood, coming from several species in the genus Diospyros, which also includes the persimmon. A few Diospyros species, such as macassar and mun ebony, are dense enough
Ebenaceae
…The Ebenaceae are a family of flowering plants belonging to order Ericales. The family includes ebony and persimmon among about 768 species of trees and shrubs. It is distributed across the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world. It is most…
Cross-section of an unprocessed piece of ebony wood
Ebony label depicting the pharaoh Den, found in his tomb in Abydos, circa 3000 BC
Elephant carvings from Sri Lanka, probably Gabon ebony (D. crassiflora)
Ebony and ivory keys in a piano keyboard