Osmanthus fragrans (lit. "fragrant osmanthus"; Chinese: , guìhua, and , mùxi; , mokusei; , silang), variously known as sweet osmanthus, sweet olive, tea olive, and fragrant olive, is a species native to Asia from the Himalayas through southern China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan) to Taiwan and southern Japan and southeast Asia as far south as Cambodia and Thailand.