Related species This species is one of eleven surviving species of Ebony tree which naturally occur on Mauritius - all of them endemic. Diospyros tessellaria - the most famous species - has a black, buttressed trunk spotted with white lichen, and thin tapering leaves Diospyros egrettarum, of the dry and coastal forests ,  has white bark and dark rectangular leaves Diospyros melanida, of the dry forests, has small, pale leaves and pale grey bark Diospyros revaughanii, of the sub-humid and wet forests, is a small tree with large, densely packed leaves which attach to the stems without stalks. Diospyros leucomelas Diospyros hemiteles Diospyros chrysophyllos Diospyros boutoniana Diospyros pterocalyx Diospyros nodosa Diospyros neraudii Diospyros angulata Poir. (extinct. 2000)
Related species This species is one of eleven surviving species of Ebony tree which naturally occur on Mauritius - all of them endemic. Diospyros tessellaria (Vulnerable) the most famous and widespread species , occurring right across Mauritius. Diospyros angulata Poir. (Extinct, 2000) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. Diospyros boutoniana (Critically endangered) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. Diospyros chrysophyllos (Critically endangered) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. Diospyros egrettarum (Critically endangered) of coastal and dry forests. It has white bark and dark rectangular leaves . Diospyros hemiteles (Critically endangered) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. Diospyros leucomelas (Vulnerable) of coastal and dry forests. Diospyros melanida (Vulnerable) of the sub-humid to dry forests. It has small, pale leaves and pale grey bark . Diospyros neraudii (Vulnerable) of dry forests. Diospyros nodosa (Critically endangered) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. Diospyros pterocalyx (Vulnerable) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. ''Diospyros revaughanii'' (Vulnerable) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. It is a small tree with large, densely packed leaves which attach to the stems without stalks. 
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species - has a black, buttressed trunk spotted with white lichen, and thin tapering leaves Diospyros egrettarum, of the dry and coastal forests
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occurring right across Mauritius. Diospyros angulata Poir. (Extinct, 2000) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. Diospyros boutoniana (Critically endangered) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. Diospyros chrysophyllos (Critically endangered) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. Diospyros egrettarum (Critically endangered) of coastal and dry forests. It
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Diospyros melanida, of the dry forests,
. Diospyros hemiteles (Critically endangered) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. Diospyros leucomelas (Vulnerable) of coastal and dry forests. Diospyros melanida (Vulnerable) of the sub-humid to dry forests. It
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Diospyros revaughanii, of the
. Diospyros neraudii (Vulnerable) of dry forests. Diospyros nodosa (Critically endangered) of intermediate
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and wet forests,
to upland wet forest. Diospyros pterocalyx (Vulnerable) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. ''Diospyros revaughanii'' (Vulnerable) of intermediate sub-humid to upland wet forest. It
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Diospyros leucomelas Diospyros hemiteles Diospyros chrysophyllos Diospyros boutoniana Diospyros pterocalyx Diospyros nodosa Diospyros neraudii Diospyros angulata Poir. (extinct. 2000)