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Diospyros crassiflora, commonly known as Gabon ebony, African ebony, West African ebony, and Benin ebony is a species of lowland-rainforest tree in the family Ebenaceae that is endemic to Western Africa. It is named after the West African state of Gabon, though it also occurs in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria.[2]

Diospyros crassiflora
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ebenaceae
Genus:	Diospyros
Species:	D. crassiflora
Binomial name
Diospyros crassiflora Hiern

The wood this particular tree produces is believed to be the blackest of all timber-producing Diospyros species, and the heartwood from this tree has been used since ancient Egyptian times.[3] It is hard and durable with very fine pores, and it polishes to a high luster. It is used to make sculptures, carvings, walking sticks, pool cues, doorknobs, tool and knife handles, gun grips, the black keys on pianos, organ-stops, guitar fingerboards and bridges, and chess pieces. It is the wood of choice for the fingerboards, tailpieces, and tuning pegs used on all orchestral stringed instruments, including violins, violas, cellos, and double basses.

The species was classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature red list in 1998.[1] A second IUCN assessment in 2018 re-listed the species as vulnerable. The new assessment was based on a more detailed dataset of occurrence and abundance. It stated that "the most severe long-term threat is the conversion of forest to agriculture and grazing, as well as logging of other commercial timber species."[1]

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[de] Diospyros crassiflora

Diospyros crassiflora ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Diospyros innerhalb der Familie der Ebenholzgewächse (Ebenaceae). In den Ländern der natürlichen Herkunft in Zentralafrika bis Nigeria werden auch die Trivialnamen African ebony und Ébéne verwendet. Auch die Bezeichnung nach dem Herkunftsland, wie zum Beispiel Kamerun-Ebenholz ist üblich.[1]

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- [en] Diospyros crassiflora

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[es] Diospyros crassiflora

Diospyros crassiflora es una especie fanerógama de árbol perteneciente a la familia Ebenaceae. Es el ébano africano originario por antonomasia, una de las maderas más apreciadas desde los antiguos Egipcios hasta nuestros días.

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[fr] Diospyros crassiflora

Diospyros crassiflora est une espèce d'arbres de la famille des Ebenaceae et du genre Diospyros que l'on trouve au Nigeria, Cameroun, Guinée équatoriale, Gabon, République du Congo, République démocratique du Congo et en République centrafricaine[2]. Le bois fourni par cette espèce est de couleur noir homogène ou veiné de gris. Les noms commerciaux utilisés pour son bois font référence à sa provenance : ébène d'Afrique, du Cameroun, du Gabon, du Bénin (d'après la province de Benin-City au Nigeria), d'Old Calabar, de Kribi. Les noms vernaculaires locaux incluent notamment abokpo (Edo) au Nigeria; epindé-pindé (Douala), lembé (Baka), mevini (Ewondo) au Cameroun; evila (Mpongwé, Fang) au Gabon; bingo (Issongo), ngoubou (G’Baya) en République centrafricaine; et Mopini en République du Congo[2].

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