Biology:Bryoxiphium madeirense

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Short description: Species of moss

Bryoxiphium madeirense
Scientific classification edit
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[2]

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]

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).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39160/87712937. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Tropicos, Bryoxiphium madeirense Á. Löve & D. Löve
  3. Eggers, J. 1982. Artenliste der moose Makaronesiens. Cryptogamie: Bryologie, Lichénologie 3: 283–335
  4. Löve, A. & D. Löve. 1953. Studies on Bryoxiphium. Bryologist 56: 73–94; 183–203.

Wikidata ☰ Q4981154 entry