calamander tree

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Also known as: Diospyros quaesita

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The calamander tree, scientifically known as Diospyros quaesita, is a species native to Southeast Asia, particularly Sri Lanka. It is a type of ebony tree, and its wood is highly valued for its distinctive hazel-brown color, mottled and striped with black. This wood is known for its close grain, great hardness, and ability to take a high polish, making it desirable for furniture manufacturing and veneering. The term "calamander wood" is also used interchangeably with "coromandel wood".123

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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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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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