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Lophopetalum tanahgambut is a recently discovered species of rainforest tree in the family Celastraceae. It is endemic to the peat swamp forests of Sumatra. It was described in 2022 by Agusti Randi and colleagues. The major roots can ascend vertically as much as 1.5 metres (5 ft) then bend down like bent human knees to re-enter the earth. The leaves are in terminal clusters of 3 or 4 in false whorls described as "pseudoverticillate".
Lophopetalum beccarianum · Lophopetalum glabrum · Lophopetalum javanicum · Lophopetalum multinervium · Lophopetalum pachyphyllum · Lophopetalum pallidum · Lophopetalum rigidum · Lophopetalum sessilifolium · Lophopetalum wightianum · Lophopetalum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lophopetalum tanahgambut by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
