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Cassia (genus)
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This article is about the legumes genus Cassia. For other uses, see Cassia (disambiguation).
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.
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Cassia | |
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Cassia javanica | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Tribe: | Cassieae |
Subtribe: | Cassiinae |
Genus: | Cassia L. |
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Hundreds; see text | |
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Cassia is also the English common name of some unrelated species in the genus Cinnamomum of the family Lauraceae.