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Ebony [hēi tán mù]

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Ebony, persimmon, not mahogany. It is mainly produced in tropical Asia, such as Sulawesi and the Philippines. Alias: ebony, black rosewood, black and white sandalwood. Large trees, up to 45m high, up to 2.5m in diameter; plate root large; material table common small groove. Fifteen species in this genus. Ebony heart sapwood is clearly differentiated, sapwood white (with yellowish brown or greenish gray) to light reddish brown; heartwood black (chaotic black or slightly greenish jade color) and irregular black heartwood (its dark and light arrangement of stripes). The wood is glossy and has no special odor. The wood is glossy and has no peculiar odor. Grain black and white, up to shallow interlacing, structure Maine and uniform, corrosion resistance, durability, hard material, delicate, is a very rare and precious furniture and crafts timber.