Cassia

Cassia may refer to:

Plants

Cassia (legume), a tree/shrub genus in the bean family (Fabaceae)
Three principal species of Cinnamomum used to produce cassia bark, a spice similar to cinnamon:
- Cinnamomum cassia, cassia or Chinese cinnamon, a cinnamon tree from southern China and Indochina
- Cinnamomum burmannii, Indonesian cassia, Indonesian cinnamon, Padang cassia, korintje
- Cinnamomum loureiroi, Saigon cassia, Vietnamese cinnamon, Vietnamese cassia
other species of Cinnamomum, a tree genus in the laurel family (Lauraceae)

Senna obtusifolia (Chinese Senna or Sicklepod), formerly called Cassia - a source of Cassia gum; seeds are used as an herbal tea in East Asia.
Senna artemisioides, commonly known as Silver Cassia or Feathery Cassia
other species of the Senna (plant) genus of the bean family (Fabaceae)

Spices

Cassia bark, cassia, or Chinese cinnamon - a spice made from the bark of the Cinnamomum aromaticum tree
Cinnamon, a similar spice for which cassia is often substituted.

Food

Cassia gum, a food additive made from the seeds of Senna obtusifolia (Cassia obtusifolia, Chinese Senna, or Sicklepod)
Cassia or Senna tea, East Asian herbal tea made from seeds of Senna obtusifolia (Cassia obtusifolia, Chinese Senna, or Sicklepod)

Persons

Other

Cássia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Cassia (planet), a planet in A. Livadny's science fiction book series Expansion: The History of the Galaxy
Cassia County, Idaho
Cassia Creek, Idaho
Cassia-flask, a laboratory flask
Via Cassia, a Roman road leading out of Rome

See also