Cassia typically refers to
cassia bark, the spice made from the bark of East Asian evergreen trees.
Cassia may also refer to:
Plants
;Cinnamon trees
* ''
Cinnamomum cassia'' (, ''ròuguì''), the cassia or Chinese cinnamon, found in southern China and Indochina
* Other East Asian species of ''
Cinnamomum'', such as ''
Cinnamomum burmannii
''Cinnamomum burmannii'' (or ''Cinnamomum burmanni''), also known as Indonesian cinnamon, Padang cassia, Batavia cassia, or korintje, is one of several plants in the genus ''Cinnamomum'' whose bark is sold as the spice cinnamon. The most common ...
'' (Indonesian cinnamon) and ''C. loureiroi'',
Saigon cinnamon
;Osmanthus
* ''
Osmanthus fragrans'' (, ''guìhuā''), is the osmanthus or sweet olive found in southern China and Indochina
;Beans
*
''Cassia'' (genus), a genus of trees and shrubs in the bean family Fabaceae.
*
''Senna'' (plant), a genus of the bean family Fabaceae including species formerly treated in the genus ''Cassia'', and used in herbal medicine:
** ''
Senna obtusifolia'', the Chinese senna or sicklepod
** ''
Senna artemisioides'', silver cassia or feathery cassia
* ''
Vachellia farnesiana'', another member of Fabaceae
Food
*
Cassia gum
Cassia gum is the flour and food additives made from the endosperms of the seeds of '' Senna obtusifolia'' and '' Senna tora'' (also called ''Cassia obtusifolia
''Senna obtusifolia'', known by the common names Chinese senna, American sicklepod, ...
, a food additive made from the seeds of ''Senna obtusifolia''
*
Cassia tea
Cassia typically refers to cassia bark, the spice made from the bark of East Asian evergreen trees.
Cassia may also refer to:
Plants
;Cinnamon trees
* '' Cinnamomum cassia'' (, ''ròuguì''), the cassia or Chinese cinnamon, found in southern Ch ...
or senna tea, an herbal tea made from the seeds of ''
Senna obtusifolia''
* Carao syrup, or molasses, is made from boiling down bean pods of
Cassia grandis, (Spanish: carao). It is a nutritious sweetener.
People
*
Cassia (name) Cassia may refer to:
;Given name
* Cassia, Kezia or Keziah, a female surname of Biblical origin
* the female ''gentilicium'' name of the Cassia gens in ancient Rome
* Cassia or Kassia, Byzantine abbess and music scholar
* Cássia Eller (1962–2 ...
*
Cassia gens
Places
*
Cássia, a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil
*
Cassia County, Idaho
*
Cassia Creek, in the
Mining regions of Idaho
*
Via Cassia, a Roman road
*
Bandar Cassia, the 3rd satellite city of Penang, Malaysia
Other uses
* Cassia flask, a
laboratory flask
*
Cassia (band)
See also
*
Cassiar (disambiguation)
*
Cassio (disambiguation)
*
Cassius (disambiguation)
*
Cassiane
Cassiane Santana Santos Macnhães Guimarães (born January 27, 1973) is a Brazilian gospel singer, songwriter and Christian minister. She is known mononymously as Cassiane. She has been singing for over 40 years.
History
Cassiane was born J ...
(born 1972), Brazilian gospel singer
*
Kassia, Byzantine saint and hymnographer
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