Cassia (genus)

Cassia
	Cassia javanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:	Cassieae
Subtribe:	Cassiinae
Genus:	Cassia; L.
Species
	Hundreds; see text
Synonyms
	Bactyrilobium Willd. (1809); Cassia sect. Fistula DC. ex Colladon (1816); Cassia subgen. Fistula (DC.) Benth. (1870); Cassia sensu Link (1831); Cassia subgen. vel sect. Fistula sensu Benth. (1871); Cassia subgen. Cassia sensu De Wit (1955); Cassia sensu Irwin & Barneby (1981); Cassiana Raf. (1818); Cathartocarpus Pers. (1805_ (pro parte); Mac-leayia Montrouz. (1860);

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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