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Diospyros revaughanii
Bois d'ebene feuilles (Diospyros revaughanii) is a rare, evergreen, shrubby tree from Mauritius that reaches about 4 m and is sometimes planted as an ornamental. It is a species, not a genus, and needs a warm, humid, frost-free climate.
Diospyros revaughanii is a rare species of tree in the family Ebenaceae (ebony).
The tree is one of several species of ebony tree which are endemic to the island of Mauritius, in the western Indian Ocean.
This species is endemic to the island of Mauritius - occurring nowhere else in the world. It was formerly common across the island - especially in the sub-humid and wet forest areas, including lowland forests (where it becomes a tall tree) and swampy areas in the highlands (where it stays shorter). It is now restricted to only a few spots in the south west of Mauritius.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Diospyros revaughanii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
