Cassia (genus)

This article is about the legumes genus Cassia. For other uses, see Cassia (disambiguation).

Cassia
Cassia javanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Cassieae
Subtribe: Cassiinae
Genus: Cassia
L.
Species

Hundreds; see text

Synonyms[1][2]
  • Bactyrilobium Willd. (1809)
  • Cassia sect. Fistula DC. ex Colladon (1816)
  • Cassia subgen. Fistula (DC.) Benth. (1870)
  • Cassia sensu Link (1831)
  • Cassia subgen. vel sect. Fistula sensu Benth. (1871)
  • Cassia subgen. Cassia sensu De Wit (1955)
  • Cassia sensu Irwin & Barneby (1981)
  • Cassiana Raf. (1818)
  • Cathartocarpus Pers. (1805_ (pro parte)
  • Mac-leayia Montrouz. (1860)

Cassia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, and the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Species are known commonly as cassias. The genus includes 37 species and has a pantropical distribution.[2] Species of the genera Senna and Chamaecrista were previously included in Cassia. Cassia now generally includes the largest species of the legume subtribe Cassiinae, usually mid-sized to tall trees.

Cassia is also the English common name of some unrelated species in the genus Cinnamomum of the family Lauraceae.

  1. ^ Irwin HS, Barneby RC (1982). The American Cassiinae: A synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Casiinae in the New World, Part 1 (PDF). Bronx, N.Y.: New York Botanical Garden. OCLC 8553234. b1010840.
  2. ^ a b Cassia L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 August 2023.