EPPO Global Database

Diospyros ebenum(DOSEB)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-03

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: DOSEB
  • Preferred name: Diospyros ebenum
  • Authority: König

Notes

India, Sri Lanka, Andaman islands. The main commercial source of ebony wood. Introduced in USA (Florida)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Diospyros ebenaster Retzius

Common names
Name Language
Ceylon ebony English
East Indian ebony English
östindischer Ebenholzbaum German
östindischer Eisenholzbaum German
ébénier d'Asie French
ébénier vrai French
ébano Spanish
ebano di Ceylon Italian
Oostindisch ebbenhout Dutch
ébano Portuguese
ébano-do-ceilão Portuguese
ebenholts Swedish
хурма чёрная Russian
цейлонское эбеновое дерево Russian
чёрное дерево Цейлона Russian
эбен азиатский чёрный Russian