From Timber Treasury to Conservation Priority: A Review of Diospyros ebenum J. Koenig
Mansi Pandey, Dipika Ayate, Shweta B. Kukreti, M. Bheemalingappa, R. Murali & C. K. Adarsh · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026
Diospyros ebenum (Ceylon ebony), a slow-growing evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats of India, is highly valued for its dense, jet-black heartwood and traditional medicinal uses. However, extensive logging, habitat fragmentation, and poor natural regeneration...