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Cassia L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 376 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000006902.

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Synonyms of Cassia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Bactyrilobium Willd. Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol. : 439 (1809) wfo-4000003858
Cathartocarpus Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 459 (1805) wfo-4000006998
Mac-leayia Montrouz. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci. , sér. 2, 10: 198 (1860) wfo-4000022643
Cassiana Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 1: 266 (1818) wfo-4000044171

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Cassia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia absus var. absus – – wfo-0001394791
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia acaulis Bong. ex A.Chev. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 1933, xiii. 764, in syn. wfo-0001353101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia acisperma Schrank ex Colla Hortus Ripul. , App. 2: 343 (1826) wfo-0000589061
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia amara hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Jard. Bot. Brux. 47 (1907), nomen. wfo-0001055803
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia annulata Willd. ex Klotzsch Reis. Br.-Guiana [Ri. Schomburgk] 3: 1207, nomen. 1849 [1848 publ. 7-10 Mar 1849] ; vol. 3 is titled: Versuch einer Fauna und Flora von Britisch-Guiana. wfo-0001353102
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia arowana M.R.Schomb. Reis. Br.-Guiana : 1206 (1848) wfo-0000589081
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia artemisioides DC. Prodromus 2 1825 wfo-0000214753
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia atrata f. caeca Kük. – wfo-0001323607
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia atrata f. lenis Kük. – wfo-0001323741
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia augustisiliqua Chapm. Fl. S. States 114 1860 — wfo-0001060559
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia aurita Collad. Hist. Nat. Méd. Casses : 131 (1816) wfo-0000589089
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia australis var. australis – – wfo-0001394799
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia bacillus Roxb. – — wfo-0000203408
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia bakerana Craib – — wfo-0000205592
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia barbinervis (Pittier) Pittier Third Conf. Interamer. Agric. Caracas 371 1945 wfo-0001050518
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia batramensis Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 303, sphalm. 1840 wfo-0001054451
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia bifolia Pers. ex R.Knuth Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 43: 374, nomen. 1927 wfo-0001050523
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia bonplandia Rojas Acosta Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes 61 (1897). wfo-0001055820
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia brachystachya var. acutifolia (Benth.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – wfo-0001392105
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia brachystachys Harms ex Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 164, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001055804
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia bracteosa Lassen Iselya 1: 8 (1979) wfo-0000589104
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia brewsteri F.Muell. – — wfo-0000163620
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia brewsteri var. brewsteri – – wfo-0001394803
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia buchanani Kostel Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 4: 1333 — wfo-0001054454
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia burmannii DC. Prodr. 2: 502–503 1825 — wfo-0001054455
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia cafesiana Rojas Acosta Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes 160 (1897). wfo-0001055821
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia carringtoniana Torre Trab. Centro Bot. Junta Invest. Ultramar 1(9): 13 (1962) wfo-0000589116
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia crotolarioides Kunth – wfo-0001350390
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia cyclophora Boiv. ex Ghesq. Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 26: 132, in syn. 1935 wfo-0001055812
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia depressa var. rugulosa Benth. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 15(2): 134. 1870 [1 Dec 1870] wfo-0001398102
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia desertorum var. rugulosa Benth. – wfo-0001391208
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia disperma Vell. Fl. Flumin. : 167 (1829) wfo-0000589154
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia eremophila var. eremophila – – — wfo-0000192841
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia fastuosa Benth. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 15(2): 95. 1870 [1 Dec 1870] wfo-0000178818
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia fimbriata Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 9. 1790 wfo-0001054468
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia florifera Herrera Contr. Fl. Dept. Cuzco , ed. 2, 1: 121 (1921) wfo-0000589175
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia foetida Lancry Encycl. Méth., Agric. 2: 773 1792 wfo-1200097331
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia forsan Harms ex Hoehne Relat. Commiss. Linhas Telegr. Estratég. Matto Grosso Amazonas Annexo 5, Bot. ii. 9 (1912), nomen. wfo-0001055810
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia gamaensis Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 160, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001050561
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia glanduiflora Blume. – — wfo-0000205639
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia glutinosa var. glutinosa – – wfo-0001394829
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia glutinosa var. quadriflora Walp. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae 1842 wfo-0001394830
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia gygophylloides Taub. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 35, Mem. 3b: 167 1906 — wfo-0001050569
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia heterophylla Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) i. 838, sphalm. wfo-0001054474
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia hibbertiana Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 305, sphalm. 1840 wfo-0001054475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia ilidorea Benth. Fl. Bras. 15(2): 154 1870 — wfo-0001054481
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia italica (Mill.) Lancry Encycl. Méth., Agric. 2: 773 1792 wfo-1200097329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia javanica subsp. javanica – – — wfo-0000184994
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia javanica var. pubifolia Merr. Philipp. J. Sci. 5(1): 48–49 1910 — wfo-0001057160
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia kuntzii Hosseus Bol. Acad. Nac. Ci. 26: 136 1921 — wfo-0001050576
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia langsdorffii var. latifoliola H.S.Irwin Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 12(1): 66. 1964 wfo-0001398103
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia leucoxylon Klotzsch Reis. Br.-Guiana [Ri. Schomburgk] 3: 1207, nomen. 1849 [1848 publ. 7-10 Mar 1849] ; vol. 3 is titled: Versuch einer Fauna und Flora von Britisch-Guiana. wfo-0001054482
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia longifolia Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 304, in syn. 1840 wfo-0001054484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia macounii A.Benn. – wfo-0001349571
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia madagascariensis Bojer Hortus Maurit. 120. 1837 wfo-0000209640
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia mariquitensis Mutis Diario 2: 388 (1958) wfo-0000589242
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia micropoda C.A.Mey. – wfo-0001350267
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia miliaris var. raeana Kük. – wfo-0001391729
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia mimosa Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 9. 1790 wfo-0001054486
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia mimosoides subsp. mimosoides – – wfo-0001367475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia modosa Buch.-Ham. – — wfo-0001060518
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia monile var. raeana L.H.Bailey – wfo-0001391769
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia montana Vell. Fl. Flumin. : 169 (1829) wfo-1200022484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia mornicola Urb. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 496 (1921) wfo-0000589253
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia multisiliqua J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(2): 1521 (quid ?). 1792 [1791 publ. late Apr-Oct 1792] wfo-0001054487
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia neesiana var. laxiramosa (Harms) H.S.Irwin & Barneby – wfo-0001391938
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia neocaledonica Vieill. ex Guillaumin Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille sér. 2, 9: 130, in syn. 1911 wfo-0001055808
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia occidentalis var. ovato-lanceolata Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 4: 692. 1904 wfo-0001398104
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia oppositifolia Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 162, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001050993
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia oxyphylla var. darienensis (Britton & Rose) Schery – wfo-0001391759
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia pancheri Vieill. ex Guillaumin Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille sér. 2, 9: 130, in syn. 1911 wfo-0001055809
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia paradyction Vogel Syn. Gen. Cassiae 45. 1837 wfo-0001353103
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia platypoda var. platypoda – – wfo-0001394865
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia polyadura Fawc. & Rendle Fl. Jamaica 4(2): 113 1920 — wfo-0001060569
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia pulcherrima Dehnh. Rivista Napol. 1(3): 174 (1839) wfo-0000589302
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia pulchra Rodsch. Med. Bem. Kol. Rio Essequebo : 42 (1794 publ. 1796) wfo-1200022494
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia pungens Boeck – wfo-0001353071
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia purgans Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 307 (1840) wfo-0000589304
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia purpurea Roxb. Hort. Bengal. 31. 1814 wfo-0001054498
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia purpureovaginata var. itatiaiae R.Gross Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 50: 212. 1941 wfo-0001398093
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia pyrenaica f. majuscula Kurtz Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19(4): 415. 1894 [28 Dec 1894] wfo-0001325406
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia pyrenaica subsp. micropoda (C.A.Mey.) Hultén Acta Univ. Lund. 2, 38, no. 1: 308. 1942 Fl. of Alaska & Yukon, 2 wfo-0001367994
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia pyrenaica var. macropoda (C.A.Mey.) B.Boivin Naturaliste Canad. 94: 636. 1967 wfo-0001398094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia pyrenaica var. mondsii Kelso Biol. Leafl. 30: 1. 1945 wfo-0001398095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia quadrifida L.H.Bailey Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 2, 3: 104. 1891 wfo-0001353072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia quadrifida var. caeca L.H.Bailey Bot. Gaz. 21: 8. 1896 wfo-0001398096
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia quadrifida var. lenis L.H.Bailey Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. ser. 2, 3: 105. 1891 wfo-0001398097
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia qualicumensis L.H.Bailey Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20(11): 428. 1893 [15 Nov 1893] wfo-0001353073
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia quichensis F.J.Herm. J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 40: 284. 1950 wfo-0001353074
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia rachillis Maguire Brittonia 5: 199. 1944 wfo-0001353075
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia rahmeri Phil. Anales Univ. Chile 93: 502. 1896 wfo-0001353076
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia retusa var. retusa – – wfo-0001394872
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia ripleyi H.S.Irwin & Barneby – wfo-0001349113
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia rowleeana (Britton & Rose) Standl. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 18: 517. 1937 wfo-0001051012
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia rugeoni A.Chev. – — wfo-0001061150
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia schomburgkii Klotzsch ex Schomb. Faun. & Fl. Guian. 1207, nomen. wfo-0001054502
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia selerocarpa Vogel Gen. Cass. Syn. 15 1837 — wfo-0001266197
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia setifolia var. pungens Kük. – wfo-0001391928
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia sinensis J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis]. 2(1): 669. 1791 [late Sep-Nov 1791] wfo-0001054503
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia sophora Collad. : see C. sophera wfo-0001054504
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia spinifera Burkart – wfo-0001348592
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia sturtii var. sturtii – – wfo-0001394883
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia surinamensis Dehnh. Cat. Horti Camald. , ed. 2: 18 (1832) wfo-0000589351
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia tarda Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 9. 1790 wfo-0001054511
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia tola L. – — wfo-0001061637
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia tortiramis Pittier – wfo-0001051028
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia tuberculata Collad. Hist. Nat. Méd. Casses : 133 (1816) wfo-0000589368
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia tuberosa Riedel ex A.Chev. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 1933, xiii. 764, in syn. wfo-0001353104
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia ulei H.Irwin & D.Rogers Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 16: 89, 118 1967 — wfo-0001061186
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia ursinoides Harms ex Luetzelb. Estud. Bot. Nordéste 3: 269 (1926) wfo-0000589375
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia vernicifolia Taub. ex Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 167, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001051032
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia versiflora Herb. – wfo-0001349576
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia vesicaria var. raeana Fernald – wfo-0001391699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cassia vulgaris Roxb. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 308. 1840 wfo-0001054516