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Diospyros tessellaria

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA MAGNOLIOPSIDA EBENALES EBENACEAE

Scientific Name: Diospyros tessellaria
Species Authority: Poir.
Common Name/s:
English – Black Ebony
French – Bois D'ébène Noir Feuilles

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1+2cde ver 2.3
Year Published: 1998
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Page, W.
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1997 – Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: South-west and eastern mountain ranges.
Countries:
Native:
Mauritius
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This canopy tree forms a dominant component of lowland evergreen forest and upland rainforest.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The habitat is declining and regeneration is poor in areas which are degraded.
Citation: Page, W. 1998. Diospyros tessellaria. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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