Botany

Cassia (genus)

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. 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.

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• ▸Escobedia
• ▸Black kite
• ▸Colchicum

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