Tetrapilus tsoongii is a species of flowering plant in the olive family, Oleaceae. It is native to southern China, where it grows in the provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, and Yunnan.[1] It is a shrub or tree 3–15 meters in height, with its seed oil used in food and industry.

Tetrapilus tsoongii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Tetrapilus
Species:
T. tsoongii
Binomial name
Tetrapilus tsoongii
(Merr.) de Juana (2020)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ligustrum tsoongii Merr. (1922)
  • Olea brevipes L.C.Chia (1955)
  • Olea tsoongii (Merr.) P.S.Green (1995)
  • Olea yuennanensis Hand.-Mazz. (1936)
  • Olea yuennanensis var. xeromorpha Hand.-Mazz. (1936)
  • Tetrapilus yuennanensis (Hand.-Mazz.) de Juana (2020)

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