Diospyros egrettarum

Most characteristic feature of the tree is the white bark of the often multistemmed trees. They form rectangular leathery leaves of dark colour with thick waxy cuticles. This species closest relative is Diospyros leucomelas (and less so Diospyros revaughanii), and it shares with these species a leathery leaf surface, a rounded leaf-base, very short petiole, and short fruits. The forest reaches an average canopy height around 5–8 metres, likely the height is restricted by the shallow depth of soil (seldom >15 cm), the floor is covered by native monarch fern. If undisturbed, the forest is quite resilient to invasive plants.

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  Detail of the dark, leathery, rectangular leaves
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  Pale colour of the trunks
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  The short, compact fruit and seeds
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  Dissection of Diospyros egrettarum trunk showing the valuable hard, black core.

Large rats predation on fruits and seedlings and might have reduce regeneration in the past. The fruits of the tree are eaten by numerous native and invasive species, such as the Telfair's Skink,[3] Pink Pigeon and Aldabra giant tortoise, all of which benefit the tree by dispersing and enhancing seed growth. New introduced giant Aldabra giant tortoise[4] help to disperse the seeds [5]

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