the Botanical name - Diospyros tomentosa
English names: Macassar, Ebony, Marble Wood
Makassar meets on islands of East India, in northern states of India and further to
Nepal.
Wood has wide zabolon' which sharply differs from a kernel, diameter of a trunk seldom exceeds 150 mm. The kernel black, is spotted by brown or crimson strips. Wood makasara pryamovoloknistaya or volnisto-svilevataja, with a small homogeneous structure. A kernel very firm, but fragile. A dark version of wood very proof and durable.
kernel
the Tree Makassar
