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

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	Cassia - Suggest to a friend of WIKI (1038 words) Cassia's flavour, however, is less delicate than that of true cinnamon; for this reason the less expensive cassia is sometimes called "bastard cinnamon". In some cases, cassia is labeled "Indonesian cinnamon" to distinguish it from the more expensive true cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), which is the preferred form of the spice used in Mexico and Europe. Cassia (Hebrew, qesia), the bark of Cinnamomum iners from Arabia and Ethiopia Plants Belonging to the Genus 'Cassia' (504 words) Cassia ampliflora synonym of Senna multijuga (False Sicklepod) Cassia calliantha synonym of Senna multijuga (False Sicklepod) Cassia wislizeni synonym of Senna wislizeni (Shrubby Senna)
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