Chinese guger tree; Schima wallichii
A tree species native to Asia; botanical name Schima wallichii. Usually written in kana.
The Chinese guger tree is an evergreen tall tree distributed from the Indochina Peninsula to southern China.
Japanese privet; Ligustrum japonicum
Archaic name for Japanese privet, now usually called ネズミモチ (鼠黐).
See also: ネズミモチ
In old documents, ヒメツバキ sometimes refers to Japanese privet.
Katakana spelling is common for plant names and is the usual written form for this word.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
The name ヒメツバキ literally means 'princess camellia' (姫 + 椿). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it has been applied to several different plant species.