Cinnamomum cassia has a sweeter flavor than Indonesian cassia, similar to Saigon cinnamon, but with lower oil content. Cassia bark (both powdered and in whole, or "stick" form) is used as a flavoring agent for confectionery, desserts, pastries, and meat; it is specified in many curry recipes, where Ceylon cinnamon is less suitable. Cassia is sometimes added to Ceylon cinnamon, but is a much thicker, coarser product. Cassia is sold as pieces of bark (as pictured below) or as neat quills or sticks. Cassia sticks can be distinguished from Ceylon cinnamon sticks in this manner: Ceylon cinnamon sticks have many thin layers
Cassia fistula and the tree was depicted on a 20-rupee stamp. The golden rain tree is the national flower of Thailand; its yellow flowers symbolize Thai royalty. A 2006–2007 flower festival, the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek, was named after the tree, which is known in Thai as" ratchaphruek" (Thai: ราชพฤกษ์) and the blossoms commonly referred to as "dok koon" (Thai: ดอกคูน). "C. fistula" is also featured on a 2003 joint Canadian-Thai design for a 48-cent stamp, part of a series featuring national emblems. "Cassia acutifolia", the pudding-pipe tree, furnishes the cassia pods of commerce. In Laos, its blooming flowers known locally as "dok