Montane forests are dominated by slender trees, small leaves (microphyll), and a flattish crown surface.    From Wordnik.com.  [Borneo montane rain forests] Reference

Simple microphyll vine-fern thickets dominate the summits and upper slopes of the higher peaks, which are frequently covered by clouds and often exposed to strong winds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Queensland tropical rain forests] Reference

Basin microphyll desert type,11 characterized especially by sagebrush.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico :] Reference

From this map we lumped the following classifications: "lowland spine forests", "lowland caducifolous forests", "sarcocaulous matorral", "pachycaulous matorral", "microphyll desert matorral", all subsequent agricultural areas, and "halophilic vegetation" along the coast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sonoran-Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest] Reference