▁brown , ▁elli ps oid al ▁seed . ▁ ▁Three ▁vari eties ▁are ▁currently ▁recognized : ▁ ▁D ict y os per ma ▁album ▁var . ▁album ▁( B ory ) ▁Sch eff . ▁- ▁Maur it ius , ▁Ré union ▁ ▁D ict y os per ma ▁album ▁var . ▁a ure um ▁B alf . f . ▁in ▁J . G . B aker ▁- ▁Rod rig ues ▁Island ▁ ▁D ict y os per ma ▁album ▁var . ▁conjug atum ▁H . E . Mo ore ▁& ▁J . Gu ého ▁- ▁ 2 ▁remaining ▁spec im ens ▁on ▁Î le ▁Ron de ▁of ▁Maur it ius ▁( Character ised ▁by ▁shorter ▁tr unk ▁and ▁white ▁leaf - scar ) ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁ ▁Living ▁in ▁the ▁coast al ▁for ests ▁of ▁the ▁Mas car enes , ▁they ▁experience ▁warm ▁temper atures , ▁high ▁hum id ity ▁and ▁regular ▁ra inf all . ▁ ▁Ast ero le can ium ▁dict y os per ma e ▁ ▁Ast ero le can ium ▁dict y os per ma e ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁sap ▁su ck ing ▁scale ▁insect ▁found ▁only ▁on ▁Î le ▁Ron de ▁on ▁the ▁two ▁remaining ▁D ict y os per ma ▁album ▁var . ▁conjug atum ▁spec im ens . ▁It ▁apparently ▁evol ved ▁on ▁Î le ▁Ron de ▁and ▁became ▁restricted ▁to ▁feed ing ▁upon ▁the ▁island ' s ▁en demic ▁variety , ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁inter bre eding ▁( between ▁vari eties ) ▁on