Ebenaceae is a family of trees and shrubs many of which have economic importance by virtue of their hard, very dark coloured wood - such as Ebony, They mainly occur in tropical and subtropical countries and include the genera Diospyros, Euclaea and Tetraclis. The leaves are alternate, and generally coriaceous and shining; calyx monosepalous and persistent, with three or six equal divisions; corolla monopetalous, with imbricated divisions. The fruit is a globular berry containing a small number of compressed seeds. Research Ebenaceae
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