Cassine (plant)
| Cassine | |
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| Cassine peragua, the Cape Saffron tree. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: |
Cassine L. |
| Species | |
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Cassine is a genus of trees, of the plant family Celastraceae.
Cassine species grow as shrubs or small trees. The flowers are bisexual. The fruits have a pit (stone).
Cassine species are distributed widely throughout the tropics, mainly in Africa.
As of June 2014[update]The Plant List recognises 68 accepted taxa (of species and infraspecific names):
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