CASIA MALABÁRICA cassia lignea, name of a type of acacia of aromatic bark similar to cinnamon but more woody, derived from names recorded by Carl von Linné (Charles Linnaeus) in 1785: Cassia Malabarica, Cassia of Malabár, Cinnamomum seu Canela, Cinamom, Canela de Malabarica and which has given rise to multiple synonyms, some written as cassia and others as cassia Many food supplements derived from different cassias are sold for their properties antioxidants, regenerative capillary and others. Among others, Henna cassia obovata, cassia cinnamon, cassias closiana, cassias capers are marketed in Chile. Carao or cañadistula ( cassia Grandis ) .