What is ebony?

Ebony is essentially African zebra wood, also called ebony, which was called "black" or "ebony" in ancient times. It belongs to the precious persimmon tree species (Persimmon Family) whose central wood is black. Persimmon species are distributed in tropical, subtropical and some temperate regions around the world, and black heartwood is mainly produced in tropical Asia and Africa, such as India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Madagascar, Congo, Gabon and other countries. China, Taiwan Province Province, Hainan, Yunnan and other places are also produced.