Cassia typically refers to

cassia bark ''Cinnamomum cassia'', called Chinese cassia or Chinese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree originating in southern China, and widely cultivated there and elsewhere in South and Southeast Asia (India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam) ...

, the spice made from the bark of East Asian evergreen trees. Cassia may also refer to:

Plants

;Cinnamon trees * ''

Cinnamomum cassia ''Cinnamomum cassia'', called Chinese cassia or Chinese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree originating in southern China, and widely cultivated there and elsewhere in South and Southeast Asia (India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam) ...

'' (, ''ròuguì''), the cassia or Chinese cinnamon, found in southern China and Indochina * Other East Asian species of ''

Cinnamomum ''Cinnamomum'' is a genus of evergreen aromatic trees and shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The species of ''Cinnamomum'' have aromatic oils in their leaves and bark. The genus contains approximately 250 species, distributed in t ...

'', 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 Saigon cinnamon (''Cinnamomum loureiroi'', also known as Vietnamese cinnamon or Vietnamese cassia and ''quế trà my'', ''quế thanh'', or " quế trà bồng" in Vietnam) is an evergreen tree indigenous to mainland Southeast Asia. Saigon cinna ...

;Osmanthus * ''

Osmanthus fragrans ''Osmanthus fragrans'' (lit. "fragrant osmanthus"; Chinese: , ''guìhuā'', and , ''mùxī''; ; Shanghainese: ''kue35 ho53''; ja, 木犀, ''mokusei''; hi, , ''silang''), variously known as sweet osmanthus, sweet olive, tea olive, and fra ...

'' (, ''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 ''Senna obtusifolia'', known by the common names Chinese senna, American sicklepod, sicklepod, etc., is a plant in the genus '' Senna'', sometimes separated in the monotypic genus ''Diallobus''. It grows wild in North, Central, and South America, ...

'', 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 ''Vachellia farnesiana'', also known as ''Acacia farnesiana'', and previously ''Mimosa farnesiana'', commonly known as sweet acacia, huisache, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its flowers are use ...

'', 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 or senna tea, an herbal tea made from the seeds of ''

'' * 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 gens The gens Cassia was a Roman family of great antiquity. The earliest members of this gens appearing in history may have been patrician, but all those appearing in later times were plebeians. The first of the Cassii to obtain the consulship was Sp ...

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 County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 Census the county had a population of 24,655. The county seat and largest city is Burley. Cassia County is included in the Burley, ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. History ...

Cassia Creek 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 Chin ...

, in the Mining regions of Idaho *

Via Cassia The ''Via Cassia'' ("way of Cassius") was an important Roman road striking out of the ''Via Flaminia'' near the Milvian Bridge in the immediate vicinity of Rome and, passing not far from Veii, traversed Etruria. The ''Via Cassia'' passed throug ...

, a Roman road *

Bandar Cassia Bandar Cassia or Cassia City is a township in South Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Mala ...

, the 3rd satellite city of Penang, Malaysia

Other uses

* Cassia flask, a

laboratory flask Laboratory flasks are vessels or containers that fall into the category of laboratory equipment known as glassware. In laboratory and other scientific settings, they are usually referred to simply as flasks. Flasks come in a number of shapes and ...

Cassia (band) 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 Chin ...

Plants

Food

People

Places

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