Laurel-leaved forests, called laurisilva, once covered most of the Azores, Madeira, and parts of the Canaries between 400–1200 m altitude (the eastern Canaries and Cape Verde being too dry).
Bosques de loureiros, chamados laurisilva, cubriron outrora as Azores, Madeira e partes das Canarias entre os 400 e 1.200 m de altitude (as Canarias orientais e Cabo Verde eran demasiado secos).