Michelsonia

Michelsonia microphylla is a medium to large tree with a spreading crown, growing to a height of or more. The trunk is cylindrical and bare of branches for the first . It can grow to a diameter of about , the base flaring out a little and sometimes having small buttresses. This tree is similar in appearance to Tetraberlinia baregarum, with which it can be confused. ==Ecology==

This tree is one of several species in the family Fabaceae that form monodominant stands in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, either singly, or in conjunction with Brachystegia laurentii, Cynometra alexandri, Gilbertiodendron dewevrei or Julbernardia seretii. In 1983, it occurred throughout the Congo Basin. In the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, between about , it was co-dominant with Staudtia stipitata and Julbernardia seretii, and was abundant at higher elevations. However it has become much rarer and is no longer plentiful in its previous habitats. ==References==