Bryoxiphium madeirense is a species of moss in the Bryoxiphiaceae family. It is endemic to the Island of Madeira in the North Atlantic, part of Portugal.[3][4]
| Bryoxiphium madeirense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Bryoxiphiales |
| Family: | Bryoxiphiaceae |
| Genus: | Bryoxiphium |
| Species: | B. madeirense
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| Binomial name | |
| Bryoxiphium madeirense A.Löve & D.Löve[2]
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Distribution and Habitat
editBryoxiphium madeirense is endemic to Madeira Island, Portugal, with fewer than five known localities and a severely fragmented population. It occurs in moist and dripping volcanic rocks in shaded streams in natural laurel forests, at altitudes between 500 and 1,500 metres (1,600 and 4,900 ft).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Sim-Sim, M.; Gabriel, R.; Hodgetts, N.; Martins, A. (2019). "Bryoxiphium madeirense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T39160A87712937. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T39160A87712937.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Tropicos, Bryoxiphium madeirense Á. Löve & D. Löve
- ^ Eggers, J. 1982. Artenliste der moose Makaronesiens. Cryptogamie: Bryologie, Lichénologie 3: 283–335
- ^ Löve, A. & D. Löve. 1953. Studies on Bryoxiphium. Bryologist 56: 73–94; 183–203.
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