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Candidatura Reserva da Biosfera - Santana Madeira Biosfera

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vascular flora, however these plants densely cover large areas and play important<br />

ecological roles in colonization, soil stability and ecosystems dynamics. Within the<br />

bryophytes, 123 taxa are recorded for this area, comprising 87 mosses and 36<br />

liverworts, with a percentage of Macaronesian endemic taxa of 5.6%, as for example the<br />

rare moss Bryoxiphium madeirense. Some species occur exclusively above 1300m<br />

altitude are thus restricted only to the higher peaks, such as mosses Anacolia webbii,<br />

Andreaea alpestris, Antitrichia californica and the liverworts Gymnocolea inflata,<br />

Marsupella adusta and Porella cor<strong>da</strong>eana.<br />

12.1.1. Characteristic species<br />

i) Laurel forest<br />

* Priority species<br />

Pteridophyts<br />

Arachniodes webbiana<br />

Dryopteris aitoniana<br />

Polystichum setiferum<br />

Polystichum drepanum*<br />

Hymenophyllum maderense<br />

Spermatophyts<br />

Juniperus cedrus subsp. maderensis<br />

Peuce<strong>da</strong>num lowei<br />

Ilex perado subsp. perado<br />

Asparagus umbellatus subsp. lowei<br />

Argyranthemum pinnatifidum subsp. pinnatifidum<br />

Application of <strong>Santana</strong>, <strong>Madeira</strong> to Biosphere Reserve – UNESCO - MAB 87

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