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.
sasanqua; Camellia sasanqua
Refers to the sasanqua camellia, a flowering plant native to Japan. Often called 山茶花 (さざんか) in modern Japanese.
See also: サザンカ
ヒメツバキは、サザンカの別名として使われることがあります。
ヒメツバキ is sometimes used as another name for sasanqua.
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
古い文献では、ヒメツバキがネズミモチを指すことがある。
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.