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Article: Ebony
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Ebony
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Ebony (
Diospyros
spp., family Ebenaceae) are species of tropical hardwood trees favored for their hard and beautiful wood. Only the black or brown heartwood is used commercially. There are more than 300 species of ebony, ranging in size from shrubs to trees taller than 100 feet (30 m). The best commercial ebony comes from India, Madagascar, Nigeria, Zaire, and the Celebes Islands. Most species of ebony are found in the tropics, but some are found in warm temperate zones. The latter includes the American persimmon (
Diospyrus virginiana
), whose heartwood is not a full black and does not have the extreme density that is so desirable for carving and fine ...
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Article: Ebony Magazine Persists in Denying Black Scholars Their ...
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education;
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