Microberlinia brazzavillensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Microberlinia brazzavillensis faces severe pressure from commercial logging operations targeting its valuable timber, which is highly prized for construction and furniture making. Agricultural expansion and slash-and-burn farming practices are fragmenting its remaining forest habitat across Central Africa. The species' slow growth rate and limited regeneration capacity make it particularly vulnerable to overexploitation, with mature trees being selectively harvested faster than populations can naturally recover.
Habitat
This tree species inhabits dense tropical rainforests of Central Africa, particularly in Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. It typically grows in primary forest ecosystems with high canopy cover and rich, well-drained soils.
