| Scientific Name |
Diospyros ebenum Koenig |
| Trade Name |
Ebony |
| Local Name |
Karimaram |
| Family |
Ebanaceae |
| Tree Size |
Small to medium |
| Tree Height ( m ) |
20 - |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) |
40 - |
| Tree Distribution |
Sporadic in west coast semi-evergreen forest |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction |
Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour |
light yellowish-grey to grey |
| Heartwood Colour |
jet black |
| Hardness |
very hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green |
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| Weight |
very heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content |
1150 - |
| Texture |
fine |
| Grain |
Straight to somewhat irregularly wavy |
| Growth Rings |
Indistinct |
| Porosity |
diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size |
small |
| Vessel Arrangement |
Few to moderately few, solitary or in radial multiples of 2 or 3 |
| Vessel Diameter |
- |
| Vessel Element Lenght |
- |
| Perforation |
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| Pit Outline |
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| Pit Size |
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| Vessel Ray Pitting |
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| Ray Nature |
very fine, closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type |
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| Ray Number |
- |
| Ray Height |
- |
| Fibre Walls |
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| Fiber Length |
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| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) |
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| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Green) |
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| Modulus of Rupture kg/cm2 (Dry) |
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| Modulus of Elasticity in kg/cm2 (Dry) |
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| Uses |
Cutlery handles; dobby lags and pegs in textile mills; mathematical, engineering and drawing instruments; walking sticks; swagger sticks; handicrafts and carvings |