In Sri Lanka, it is illegal to harvest and sell ebony wood. It possesses the following valuable qualities: high wood hardness (twice as hard as oak), easy to polish (suitable for high-quality polishing, after which it becomes perfectly smooth), it has practically no pitting, provides glossy smooth surface, water and termite-resistant.
The text highlights the legal restrictions on ebony wood harvesting and selling in Sri Lanka, emphasizing its valuable qualities like hardness, polishability, lack of pitting, smoothness, and resistance to water and termites.