Overview
Diospyros ebenum is a species of tree occurring in southern India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
The variety of the wood found in North Sulawesi, Indonesia is Diospyros ebenum Koenig. It is best known for being one of the trees that yield ebony; the wood of this tree is called Ceylon Ebony or India Ebony, but often simply called “ebony”. Known as “Kaluwara” by Sinhalese people due to hard black wood of the tree.