Tetrapilus brachiatus
{{Short description|Species of shrub}}
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| genus = Tetrapilus
| species = brachiatus
| authority = Lour. (1790)
| synonyms =
- Olea brachiata {{small|(Lour.) Merr. (1925)}}
- Olea depauperata {{small|Steud. (1841), nom. nud.}}
- Olea maritima {{Au|Wall. & G.Don (1837)}}
- Tetrapilus axillaris {{Au|Raf. (1838)}}
|synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:611193-1 Tetrapilus brachiatus Lour.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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Tetrapilus brachiatus is a species of flowering plant in the olive family, Oleaceae. It grows as a shrub or small tree up to {{convert|10|m|-1}} tall, with a stem diameter of up to {{convert|5|cm|0}}. 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. T. brachiatus is native to China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
References
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{{Cite book | last1 = Kiew | first1 = Ruth | date = April 2002 | contribution = Olea brachiata (Lour.) Merr. | contribution-url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/backup/TFSS.vol4_5_6.pdf | editor1-last = Soepadmo | editor1-first = E. | editor2-last = Saw | editor2-first = L. G. | editor3-last = Chung | editor3-first = R. C. K. | title = Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak | volume = 4 | pages = 164 | publisher = Forest Research Institute Malaysia | isbn = 983-2181-27-5 | url = http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | version = (free online from the publisher, lesser resolution scan PDF versions) | accessdate = 13 September 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927074942/http://www.chm.frim.gov.my/Resources/Publications/Books/Floras/Tree-Flora-of-Sabah-and-Sarawak.aspx | archive-date = 27 September 2013 | url-status = dead }}
{{cite web | title = Olea brachiata | url = http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=355134 | publisher= Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | accessdate = 13 September 2013}}
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Category:Plants described in 1790
Category:Taxa named by João de Loureiro
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