Philippine ebony
photo from facebook: Bonsai Philippines in Metro Manila
Philippine Ebony, Locally called Bantolinao is an indigenous plant in the Philippines. It is famous plant indoors as it is slow-growing and tolerates shade. Also native from West Africa to India, Indo-China, north to the Ryukyu Islands (Southern Japan), east to the Malesian area, Australia, Melanesia and Polynesia.
Because of its eye-catching foliage, Bantolinao makes a popular bonsai plant in the Philippines. In the wild, it can grow up to 90 feet high, boasting an elegant black ebony trunk.
Scientific name: Diospyros ferrea
Family: Ebenaceae
