Tetrapilus brachiatus

Tetrapilus brachiatus is a species of flowering plant in the olive family, Oleaceae.^[2] It grows as a shrub or small tree up to 10 metres (30 ft) tall, with a stem diameter of up to 5 centimetres (2 in). The twigs are pale brown. The flowers are dull white. Fruit ripens to purple-black. The specific epithet brachiata is from the Latin meaning 'branched', referring to the decussate inflorescence.^[3] T. brachiatus is native to China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.^[3][4]

Tetrapilus brachiatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Tetrapilus
Species:	T. brachiatus
Binomial name
Tetrapilus brachiatus Lour.
Synonyms[2]
Olea brachiata (Lour.) Merr. (1925) Olea depauperata Steud. (1841), nom. nud. Olea maritima Wall. & G.Don (1837) Tetrapilus axillaris Raf. (1838)