Ebenaceae FAMILY

Diospyros rubra

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Red ebony is a tree growing about 7 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its good quality wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam.

HabitatMixed broad-leaved forests on mountains, forests on plains[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].