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calamander tree

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Also known as: Diospyros quaesita

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The calamander tree (D. quaesita) produces an ebony wood known in Sri Lanka as calamander. Its closeness of grain, great hardness, and fine hazel-brown colour, mottled and striped with black, render it valuable for veneering and furniture making.
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