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''Diospyros perrieri'' Jum. is the main producer of ebony wood in western Madagascar; it has black heartwood similar to that of ''Diospyros gracilipes''. However, nearly all larger trees of ''Diospyros perrieri'' have disappeared.
=== ''Diospyros platycalyx'' ===''[[Diospyros platycalyx]]'' Hiern is also reported to provide blackish heartwood, but is also under high pressure caused by exploitation in its distribution area in western Madagascar.
''Diospyros tessellaria'' Poiret is as small to medium-sized tree up to 20 m tall, with slender, straight bole, endemic to Mauritius. It provided the ebony of commerce of Mauritius (‘bois d’ébène noir’), but larger trees have nearly all disappeared from the forests.
