Is there a difference between ebony and Daphne?
1979 edition of Cihai holds that "wood buried in soil for a long time due to stratum changes is called' black wood', also known as' black wood sand'. Generally speaking, it is mostly Chinese fir, which is hard and durable. In the past, it was considered as a precious wood for making coffins. " It's cloudy in the north of the mountain and the south of the water. Generally, people born in Shanbei or autumn and winter are called shady trees. Shaded wood is obviously different from dark wood. Yin wood is born on the ground, and dark wood is buried underground. Shaded wood is not only a kind of Chinese fir, but also a general term for many kinds of wood that have been buried underground for a long time and can be used as utensils. These Woods are characterized by moisture-proof, insect-proof, anti-corrosion, fragrance and heavy oil. There are many kinds, mainly cypress, Chinese fir, nanmu, Fraxinus mandshurica, wild litchi, bitter catalpa, runnan, iron pear and so on. Because it is buried for a long time, it has a high density and is hard and heavy, but it is heavy when it is put in water.
Dark wood is a kind of thing similar to wood fossils after ancient trees have been buried in the soil for a long time due to geological changes. Because of its dense texture and special fragrance, it is mainly used for carving precious vessels and preparing traditional Chinese medicine. This material is scarce and expensive, and the price of good dark wood is often several hundred thousand yuan/ton.
Daphne odora is a kind of wood and a raw material for making spices. It is produced all over the world, and the price ranges from several hundred thousand to several hundred yuan/ton. Theoretically, it is possible that dark wood is transformed from Daphne, but it is not, because so far, there is no report that dark wood is composed of Daphne.