non L.),[4] is a species in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States.

The fruit is a dry drupe 4 cm long, with four wings running along its length.

[2][5][6] The species is found in scattered populations over much of the eastern United States, as far north as West Virginia, south to northern Florida, and west to Oklahoma.

But it is thinly distributed over much of its native range, and is becoming rare in many areas.

tetraptera has been marked as a pollinator plant, supporting and attracting butterflies and bees.