page_title: Diospyros revaughanii
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Diospyros revaughanii / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Diospyros revaughanii -Black River Gorges
context_page_description: Diospyros revaughanii is a rare species of tree in the family Ebenaceae.
  The tree is one of several species of ebony tree which are endemic to the island of Mauritius, in the western Indian Ocean.
context_section_description: A short, evergreen, shrubby tree, which reaches 4 meters in height. The large, thick leaves have a circular to slightly rectangular shape. They are densely packed along the stems, and attach directly to the tree without any leaf stalks. This is the distinctive feature which can be used to distinguish this tree from the other ebony species of Mauritius.
  Like many Mauritian plants, it is heterophyllous and the foliage of juvenile plants is entirely different to that of adult plants. This adaptation is due to the grazing of the (now extinct) giant tortoises of the island. The leaves of young D. revaughanii are therefore longer, thinner, oblong and have petioles (stalks).
  Its trunk is thin and it branches from quite low down. Branches and twigs form at an almost perpendicular angle and are quite thick compared to the trunk. The grey bark is often covered in lichens and sometimes even orchids.
  Like its relatives, it produces bunches of small, white, fragrant flowers and sweet-smelling, fleshy, sticky, oval fruits (3–5 cm long).
caption: Leaf detail
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