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Cassia (genus) - Definition and Overview
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Cassia

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Subfamily:Caesalpinioideae
Genus:Cassia
Species

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Cassia is a genus of Fabaceae (subfamily Caesalpinioideae). Confusingly, cassia or quassia is also the English name of Cinnamomum aromaticum in the Lauraceae. This article is about the genus Cassia.

ITIS [1] (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=25735)gives the following species for Cassia:

  • Cassia absus L.
  • Cassia afrofistula Brenan - Kenyan Shower Cassia
  • Cassia auriculata L. - Avaram
  • Cassia bakeriana Craib - Pink Cassia; Pink Shower Cassia; Wishing-tree
  • Cassia durangensis Rose - Durango Cassia
  • Cassia fistula L. - Golden Shower Cassia
  • Cassia grandis L. f. - Pink Shower Cassia
  • Cassia javanica L. - Apple-blossom Cassia
  • Cassia leptocarpa Benth.
  • Cassia roxburghii DC. - Roxburgh's Cassia
  • Cassia sophera L.
  • Cassia spectabilis DC.
  • Cassia sturtii R. Br. - Sturt's Cassia
  • Cassia surattensis Burm.f.
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