Diospyros crassiflora Hiern

Ebony (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Slash black and brittle outside, pale salmon pink with cream streaks inside, somewhat granular
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Forest tree up to 60 ft. high and 12 ft. girth, but often hollow
Bark black, flaking to expose a black surface
Heartwood black, a source of commercial ebony
Bole slightly fluted at the base
Sapwood cream with black streaks
Flowers white.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Usually found as isolated trees in lowland semi-deciduous and evergreen rain forest at elevations up to 1,000 metres, but usually avoiding the most humid forest types.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses fuel material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Diospyros crassiflora world distribution map, present in Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Diospyros crassiflora threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322276-1
WFO ID wfo-0000648727
COL ID 36DZY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Diospyros ampullacea Diospyros crassiflora Diospyros evila Diospyros incarnata