Cassine (plant)

Cassine species grow as shrubs or small trees. The flowers are bisexual. The fruits have a pit (stone). ==Distribution==

Cassine species are native to southern and southeastern Africa, Madagascar, the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, and Java. ==Species==

Plants of the World Online accepts 11 species. • Cassine albens • Cassine balae • Cassine burkeana • Cassine congylos • Cassine grossa • Cassine kedarnathii • Cassine koordersii • Cassine micrantha • Cassine obiensis • Cassine parvifolia • Cassine peragua Formerly placed here • Elaeodendron australe (as Cassine australis ) • Elaeodendron glaucum (as Cassine glauca ) • Elaeodendron laneanum (as Cassine laneana ) • Elaeodendron orientale (as Cassine orientalis ) • Elaeodendron viburnifolium (as Cassine viburnifolia ) ==References==