| Bryoxiphium madeirense | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Bryoxiphiales |
| Family: | Bryoxiphiaceae |
| Genus: | Bryoxiphium |
| Species: | B. madeirense |
| Binomial name | |
| Bryoxiphium madeirense A.Löve & D.Löve | |
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.
Distribution and Habitat
Bryoxiphium 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).
References
- ^ 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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| Bryoxiphium madeirense | |
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