Cassia
See also: cassia and Cássia
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Starr_020628-0019_Cassia_x_nealiae.jpg.webp)
Cassia xnealii
Etymology
Latin cassia (“cinnamon”)
Proper noun
Cassia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the cassia trees.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Cassieae - tribe; Cassiinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cassia fistula - type species; for species remaining in Cassia see
Cassia on WikispeciesWikispecies or
Cassia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
See also
- Senna, Chamaecrista - genera containing species formerly in Cassia
- Cinnamomum - genus containing trees known as cassias.
References
Cassia (legume) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cassia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cassia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Cassia at USDA Plants database
- Cassia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Cassia at The Plant List