Bryoxiphium madeirense

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.[2][3]

Bryoxiphium madeirense
Scientific classification
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[1]

Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]

References

  1. Tropicos, Bryoxiphium madeirense Á. Löve & D. Löve
  2. Eggers, J. 1982. Artenliste der moose Makaronesiens. Cryptogamie: Bryologie, Lichénologie 3: 283–335
  3. Löve, A. & D. Löve. 1953. Studies on Bryoxiphium. Bryologist 56: 73–94; 183–203.
  4. Bryophyte Specialist Group 2000. Bryoxiphium madeirense. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
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