Capelo, JorgeCosta, José C.Jardim, RobertoSequeira, MiguelAguiar, CarlosLousã, Mário2011-06-222011-06-222003Capelo, J.; Costa, J.C.; Jardim, R.; Sequeira, M.; Aguiar, C.; Lousã, M. (2003). The vegetation of Madeira: III - Diplazio caudati-Perseetum indici ass. nova and Rhamno glandulosi-Sambucetum lanceolati ass. nova: two new hygrophillic forest associations from Madeira Island. Silva Lusitana. ISSN 0870-6352. 11:1, p. 113-1160870-6352http://hdl.handle.net/10198/5336Descriptions of forest vegetation of Madeira Island included, so far, two types of climatophylous broadleaf forest vegetation – Clethro arboreae-Ocoteetum foetentis and Semele androgynae- Apollonietum barbujanae – with an arboreal stratum respectively dominated by two Lauraceae trees: Ocotea foetens [til] and Apollonias barbujana [barbusano]. Recently, we discovered that the other Lauraceae Madeira's tree – Persea indica [vinhático] – is the dominant tree in a third type of broadleaf forest - Diplazio caudati-Perseetum indici ass. nova.engForest vegetationMadeira Islandjournal article