Cassia

See also: cassia and Cássia

Translingual

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, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Cassieae - tribe; Cassiinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): For species remaining in Cassia see Cassia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Cassia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

Senna, Chamaecrista - genera containing species formerly in Cassia; Cinnamomum - genus containing trees known as cassias.

Further reading

Cassia (legume) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cassia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cassia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cassia at USDA Plants database
Cassia on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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