| Concept URI | http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/G2.32 |
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| Preferred label | Madeiran laurisilvas |
| Definition | Lauriphyllous forests of Madeira with [Laurus azorica], [Persea indica], [Ocotea foetens], [Apollonias barbujana], [Pittosporum coriaceum], [Clethra arborea], [Visnea mocanera], [Picconia excelsa], [Prunus lusitanica ssp. hixa], [Heberdenia excelsa], [Vaccinium padifolium], [Ilex perado ssp. perado], [Ilex canariensis], [Myrica faya], [Erica arborea], [Hedera canariensis], [Isoplexis canariensis], [Euphorbia mellifera], [Sambucus lanceolata], [Teline maderensis] ([Cytisus maderensis]), [Sonchus fruticosus], [Senecio auritus] ([Senecio maderensis]), [Ruscus streptophyllus], [Rubus bollei], [Semele androgyna], [Smilax canariensis], [Tamus edulis], [Carex peregrina] and many ferns. These forests, which still occupy a relatively large surface, of the order of 10,000 ha (15% of their former surface), are the habitat of the threatened endemic Madeiran Pigeon, [Columba trocaz]. |
| Notation | G2.32 |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2014-01-31 |
| Accepted Date | 2014-01-31 |
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