| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | MAGNOLIOPSIDA | EBENALES | EBENACEAE |
| Scientific Name: | Diospyros ebenum | |||
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Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Diospyros assimilis Bedd.
Diospyros ebenaster Retz.
Diospyros glaberrima Rottler
Diospyros laurifolia A.Rich.
Diospyros membranacea A.DC.
Diospyros reticulata A.DC.
Diospyros timoriana (A.DC.) Miq.
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 2.3 |
| Year Published: | 1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: | Asian Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Viet Nam, August 1996) |
| Countries: |
Native:
India; Sri Lanka
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| Habitat and Ecology: | An understorey tree of dry evergreen forests. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Since ancient times the species has been renowned for its black wood and it is still regarded as the best commercial black ebony. |
| Conservation Actions: | Both India and Sri Lanka have banned the export of this species. |
| Citation: | Asian Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Viet Nam) 1998. Diospyros ebenum. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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