# Variegated ebony

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**Variegated ebony** is a group of valuable hardwood varieties, generally obtained from several species in the genus *[Diospyros](/source/Diospyros)*, related to genuine [ebony](/source/Ebony). The wood generally features a pattern of darker and lighter stripes, with the various kinds sometimes being difficult to tell apart. The wood has been used for [furniture](/source/Furniture) but also in [carpentry](/source/Carpentry), [luthiery](/source/Luthiery), and [sculpture](/source/Sculpture).

## Coromandel wood

**Coromandel** is a kind of variegated ebony from the species *[Diospyros melanoxylon](/source/Diospyros_melanoxylon)*[1] native to [India](/source/Flora_of_India) and [Sri Lanka](/source/Flora_of_Sri_Lanka).[2] The wood features a pattern of stripes in black and brown. The name is derived from the [Coromandel Coast](/source/Coromandel_Coast) in India from where it was first exported. It makes up the majority of timber referred to as *East Indian ebony*.[1]

## Calamander wood

**Calamander** is a variegated ebony from the species *[Diospyros quaesita](/source/Diospyros_quaesita)*[3] endemic to [Sri Lanka](/source/Flora_of_Sri_Lanka). The wood is similar to [coromandel](/source/Variegated_ebony#Coromandel_wood), from whose name *calamander* is derived,[3][4] and the wood names are sometimes considered synonymous.[5]

The use of calamander wood has led to extensive logging of the trees in the past, leaving *D. quaesita* a vulnerable species. Presently, the availability of calamander wood is limited[citation needed] and antique calamander furniture is highly prized, so recycling it is an unlikely proposition.[citation needed]

## Macassar ebony

**Macassar ebony** is obtained from *[Diospyros celebica](/source/Diospyros_celebica)*, endemic to the island of [Sulawesi](/source/Sulawesi) of [Indonesia](/source/Flora_of_Indonesia). It is named after the city of [Makassar](/source/Makassar), involved in the export of this wood.

## References

1. ["ebony"](https://www.britannica.com/topic/ebony-wood). *[Britannica](/source/Britannica)*. Retrieved 2025-03-05.

1. ["Coromandel Ebony"](https://www.wood-database.com/coromandel-ebony/). *The Wood Database*. Retrieved 2025-03-05.

1. ["calamander"](https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=calamander). *[The American Heritage Dictionary](/source/The_American_Heritage_Dictionary)*. [Houghton Mifflin Harcourt](/source/Houghton_Mifflin_Harcourt)

1. ["Calamander definition and meaning"](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/calamander). *[Collins English Dictionary](/source/Collins_English_Dictionary)*

1. ["Timber Classifications"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151125093701/http://www.timco.lk/statetimco/index.php/timber-species-guide/timber-classifications). *www.timco.lk*. Archived from [the original](http://www.timco.lk/statetimco/index.php/timber-species-guide/timber-classifications) on 2015-11-25.

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