Kalmar "Genus" tana nufin rarrabuwa a tsakanin halitta don ƙungiyar nau'ikan nau'ikan tsire-tsire na fure. " Osmantus "shine halittar tsire-tsire na fure a cikin iyali eleaceae. Sunan "Osmanthus" ya samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "osma," ma'anar "ƙamshi," da "anthos," ma'anar "flower." na rukuni na nau'ikan nau'ikan tsire-tsire masu ƙamshi masu ƙamshi a cikin dangin Oleaceae, wanda aka fi sani da Osmanthus.