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 ''Senna artemisioides'', the wormwood senna, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Australia, where it is found in all mainland states and territories. Other common names include silver senna, silver cas ...

'', 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'' or ''Cassia tora''). It is composed of at least 75% polysaccharide, primarily galactom ...

, 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 ''Cassia grandis'', one of several species called pink shower tree, and known as carao in Spanish language, Spanish, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the neotropics, that grows up to . The species is distributed from southe ...

, (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 Cássia is a Brazilian municipality located in the center of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was 17,740 people living in a total area of 643 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Sul e Sudoeste de Minas and to the micro-reg ...

, 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)

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