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Diospyros tessellaria (Black Ebony)

Synonyms: Diospyros ebenum; Diospyros reticulata (heterotypic); Ebenus tessellaria (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Diospyros tessellaria, commonly known as the black ebony or Mauritian ebony, is a species of tree in the family Ebenaceae. The tree is endemic to the island of Mauritius in the western Indian Ocean.
View Wikipedia Record: Diospyros tessellaria

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Diospyros tessellaria

Predators

Pteropus niger (greater mascarene flying fox)[1]

External References

Citations

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♦ 1An investigation into the role of the Mauritian flying fox, Pteropus niger, in forest regeneration, Dorte Friis Nyhagen, Stephen David Turnbull, Jens Mogens Olesen, Carl G. Jones, Biological Conservation 122 (2005) 491–497
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0