yellow catalpa; Chinese catalpa
Archaic name for Catalpa ovata, a tree with large leaves and showy flowers. In modern Japanese, this tree is usually called キササゲ.
See also: キササゲ
In old documents, the catalpa is written as 楸.
Archaic name for Mallotus japonicus, a shrub or small tree with large leaves. The modern common name is 赤芽柏 (アカメガシワ).
See also: 赤芽柏
久木 is an old word that referred to the Japanese mallotus.
Modern standard name for the Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus). ひさぎ is the archaic equivalent.
Archaic kanji spelling for the tree; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Alternate archaic kanji spelling; also rarely used.
Katakana spelling, sometimes used for plant names; included as a search variant.
The origin of ひさぎ is uncertain. It is an old Japanese word for specific trees, later replaced by more descriptive names.