Nigerian Ebony

(Diospyros ebenum)

Distribution throughout the tropical zone of the entire globe. Ebony is the common name for the tree genus Diospyrus which contains some 300 species. A temperate zone ebony Diospyros virginiana) is found in the United States. It is called persimmon and is valued for its fruit rather than its wood.

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