Senna sophera merupakan tumbuhan berbentuk perdu atau pohon dari famili Fabaceae (suku polong-polongan). Tumbuhan ini berasal dari bioma beriklim tropis kering di kawasan tropis Amerika. Di Indonesia tumbuhan ini dikenal dengan nama enceng-enceng (Jawa). Nama ilmiah Senna sophera pertama kali dipublikasikan oleh botanis William Roxburgh pada tahun 1832.
Cassia aegyptiaca Willd. Cassia atroviridis Span. Cassia canca Cav. Cassia coromandeliana Jacq. Cassia frutescens Mill. Cassia indica Poir. Cassia linearis Michx. Cassia occidentalis var. glabra DC. Cassia occidentalis var. sophera (L.) Kuntze Cassia patula Aiton Cassia proboscidea Pollard Cassia purpurea Roxb. ex Lindl. Cassia robinioides Willd. Cassia ruscifolia Jacq. Cassia socotrana Serrato Cassia sophera L. Cassia sophera subsp. purpurea (Roxb. ex Lindl.) Bennet Cassia sophera var. ligustrinoides Benth. Cassia sophera var. penghuana Y.C.Liu & F.Y.Lu Cassia sophera var. purpurea (Roxb. ex Lindl.) Voigt Cassia sophera var. torulosa Benth. Cassia sopheroides Collad. Cassia torosa Cav. Cassia torulosa Poir. Chamaefistula chinensis G.Don Chamaefistula coromandelina (Jacq.) G.Don Chamaefistula sophera (L.) G.Don Chamaefistula torosa (Cav.) G.Don Ditremexa sophera (L.) Britton & Rose Octelisia aurea Raf.
Nama Umum
Indonesia:
enceng-enceng (Jawa)
Inggris:
algarrobilla
Filipina:
andadasi, tambalisa
Laos:
ngot
Thailand:
phak khlet, phak waan baan
Penampakan
Foto-foto Senna sophera di internet:
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Referensi
POWO (2024). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; https://powo.science.kew.org/."
IPNI (2024). "International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries, and Australian National Herbarium"
USDA - NRCS (2024). "United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service", Plant Profile.
