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.^[3][4]

Bryoxiphium madeirense
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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[2]

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]