Cassia

See also: cassia and Cássia

Translingual

Cassia xnealii

Etymology

Latin cassia (“cinnamon”)

Proper noun

Cassia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – 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 (golden rain tree) - 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 (genus) 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 Plants of the World Online

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