In "Nihon Rekishi Jinbutsu Jiten" (Dictionary of Japanese History and Figures) published by The Asahi Shinbun, he is described as a grandson of TACHIBANA no Hiromi, but it is an erroneous record or a misdescription.
朝日新聞社発行の「日本歴史人物事典」では、橘広相の孫とされるが、誤伝または誤記。