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The model I drove was painted Andalusian White, its interior draped in Dark Spice leather with Mandarin piping, accented with Open Pore Mimosa Calamander wood paneling, polished stainless steel knobs, a “technical bespoke clock” and lambswool floormats.

Calamander, kal′a-man-dėr, n. a hard and valuable cabinet-wood of a brownish colour, with black stripes, brought from India and Ceylon.

The principal factor adding to costs, especially in Asia, is compensation, said Roman Scott, founder of Singapore-based alternative investment firm Calamander Group.

Singapore’s private banking assets grew sixfold, to $300 billion, from 2000 to 2008, according to the Calamander Group, an investment boutique.

The calamander tree is nearly extinct, and ebony and other fine cabinet woods are getting scarce; but the conservation of forests after the Indian system has been taken in hand under a director and trained officers, and much good has been done.