About Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh.
Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh., commonly called black ebony, is a tree species belonging to the ebony family. This species has been recorded distributed in Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, India, Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos (Khammouan), and Taiwan (Hengchun Peninsula and Orchid Island). It is also found across a broader range extending from West Africa to India, Indo-China, north to the Ryukyu Islands (Japan), east to the Malesian area, Australia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. D. ferrea has been reported to be an important source of black ebony, though this claim is considered doubtful due to unclear, unsatisfactory taxonomy for the species group it belongs to.
