The forest of Madeira is known as Laurissilva, a forest that is similar to high-altitude tropical rain forests (“cloud forests”).

马德拉岛上的森林被称为“拉乌瑞席尔瓦”（Laurissilva， 注2 ），这是一种类似于高海拔热带雨林（所谓“云雾林”）的森林类型。