182.0000
Family
Ranunculaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 231 (1789), nom. cons.
52 genera, ca. 3700 spp.
Species listed in database: 3817; hybrids: 89
= Aconitaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 216 (1820)
= Actaeaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin 1(16-53): 2, 140 (1823)
= Anemonaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot.: 264, 275 (1818)
= Aquilegiaceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 375, 861, 979 (1870)
= Calthaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 92 (1820)
= Cimicifugaceae Bromhead; Mag. Nat. Hist., n. s. 4: 336, 338 (1840)
= Clematidaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 134 (1820)
= Delphiniaceae Brenner; Florist. Handb.: 52 (1886)
= Glaucidiaceae M.Tamura; Bot. Mag (Tokyo) 85: 40 (1972)
= Helleboraceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot.: 264, 274 (1818)
= Hydrastidaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 318 (1820)
= Nigellaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl.: 76 (1858)
= Thalictraceae Raf.; Anal. Nat.: 176 (1815)
= Xanthorhizaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin 1(16-53): 2, 145 (1823)
182.5102
Genus
Nigella L.; Sp. Pl. 534 (1753)
Distribution: Europa (12), Mediterranean, W-(incl. Caucasus) and Middle Asia
Species listed in database: 21
= Erobathos Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 301 (1838)
= Erobatos Rchb.; Handb. 277 (1837)
= Melanthium Medik.; Phil. Bot. 1: 96 (1789)
= Nigellastrum Heist. ex Fabr.; Enum. Meth. Pl., ed. 2, 273 (1763)
species :
Nigella arvensis
L.; Sp. Pl. 534 (1753)
subspecies :
subsp. arvensis
Name: Acker-Schwarzkümmel (DE)
Distribution: Netherlands; Belgium; Germany (Brandenburg, +Berlin, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, +Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Schleswig-Holstein [I], Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen); Switzerland; Austria; Poland; Slovakia; Hungary; Portugal; Spain; France; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; North Macedonia; Albania; Romania; Bulgaria; European Turkey; Greece; Belarus; C-European Russia; E-European Russia; Moldova; Ukraine; Crimea; Algeria [I]; Egypt (NE-Egypt, NW-coastal Egypt); Northern Caucasus; Georgia [Caucasus]; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia: Mesopotamian Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); Iraq (NE-Iraq, NW-Iraq, SE-Iraq: Mesopotamia, W-Iraq: Desert); Iran (EC-Iran, N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, W-Iran); Cyprus (W-Cyprus); Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon); Syria (coastal W-Syria, C-Syrian Desert, Jazira); Israel (coastal W-Israel, N-Negev Desert); Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, N-Sinai); Yemen (Inner Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen)
11 AUT BGM GER HUN NET POL SLO SWI 12 FRA POR SAR SPA 13 ALB BIH BUL CRO GRC ITA KOS MNT NMA ROM SIC SLV SRB TUE 14 BLR KRY MLD RUS UKR 20 alg EGY 33 ARM AZE GEO NCS 34 CYP IRN IRQ ISR LEB SIN SYR TUR 35 YEM
Remarks: arvensis agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella agrestis J.Presl & C.Presl; Delic. Prag. 225 (1822)
= Nigella arvensis f. filifolia Zapal.; 50 (1909)
= Nigella arvensis f. grandiflora Zapal.; 50 (1909)
= Nigella arvensis f. humilis Zapal.; 50 (1909)
= Nigella arvensis f. parviflora Zapal.; 51 (1909)
= Nigella arvensis f. patentissima Zapal.; 50 (1909)
= Nigella arvensis subsp. divaricata (DC.) Arcang.; Comp. Fl. ltal.: 17 (1882)
= Nigella arvensis var. mohiloviensis Zapal.; 51 (1909)
= Nigella aspera K.Koch; Linnaea 19: 48 (1847)
= Nigella doliata Pall. ex M.Bieb.; Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 16 (1808)
= Nigella foeniculacea DC.; Syst. Nat. [DC.] 1: 328 (1817)
= Nigella glauca Wallr.; Linnaea 14: 587 (1841)
= Nigella laevis Delile ex DC.; Syst. Nat. [DC.] 1: 329 (1817)
= Nigella latifolia Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 5 (1768)
= Nigella tenuiflora Gilib.; Fl. Lit. Inch. 2: 285 (1782)
= Nigella tuberculata Griseb.; Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 318 (1843)
= Nigella tuberculata var. saronensis Zohary; Palestine J. Bot., Jerusalem Ser. 2: 153 (1941)
= Nigella unguiculata Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. iii. 229 (1812)
variant :
var. anatolica
Zohary; Pl. Syst. Evol., 142(1-2): 92 (1983)
Distribution: Turkey
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variant :
var. iranica
Zohary; Pl. Syst. Evol., 142(1-2): 93 (1983)
Distribution: Iran
34 IRN
variant :
var. oblanceolata
P.H.Davis; Fl. Turkey & E. Aegaean Isl. 10: 231, 14 (1988)
Distribution: Turkey
34 TUR
variant :
var. simplicifolia
Zohary; Pl. Syst. Evol., 142(1-2): 93 (1983)
Distribution: Iraq
34 IRQ
subspecies :
subsp. aristata
(Sm.) Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur.: 17 (1878)
Distribution: Greece; Turkey
13 GRC 34 TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella arvensis var. aristata (Sm.) Dönmez & Ugurlu; Turkish J. Bot. 45(5): 487 (2021)
= Nigella aristata Sm.; Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 373 (1809)
= Nigella arvensis subsp. rechingeri (Tutin) Tutin; Feddes Repert. 70: 5. (1965)
= Nigella arvensis subsp. involucrata (Boiss.) A.Terracc.
subspecies :
subsp. brevifolia
Strid; Oper. Bot. 28: 44 (1970)
Name: Kurzblättriger Acker-Schwarzkümmel (DE)
Distribution: Greece; Crete; East Aegaean Isl. (incl. Rhodos)
13 GRC KRI 34 EAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella cretensis Steven; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 29: I. 282, in textu (1856)
subspecies :
subsp. glauca
(Boiss.) N.Terracc.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. Palermo 2: 34 (1898)
Distribution: European Turkey; Greece; East Aegaean Isl. (Samos); Turkey
13 GRC TUE 34 EAI TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella arvensis var. glauca Boiss.; Fl. Orient. 1: 66 (1867)
= Nigella huthii Brand; Helios 12: 191 (1895) (Samos)
subspecies :
subsp. glaucescens
(Guss.) Greuter & Burdet; Willdenowia 19: 45 (1989)
Distribution: ?Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya
12 SAR 13 ITA SIC 20 ALG LBY MOR TUN
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella arvensis var. cossoniana Ball; Spicil. Fl. Marocc. [Ball]: 308 (1877)
= Nigella arvensis var. divaricata (Gaudin ex DC.) Boiss.; Fl. Orient. 1: 66 (1867)
= Nigella arvensis var. glaucescens Guss.; Pl. Rar.: 216 (1826)
= Nigella catenae Guss. & Ten.; Ten., Syll. Pl. Neapol. App. 5: 14 (1842)
= Nigella divaricata Gaudin ex DC.; Syst. Nat. [DC.] 1: 329 (1817)
subspecies :
subsp. latilabris
(Zohary) Greuter & Burdet; Willdenowia 19: 45 (1989)
Distribution: Israel; Jordania
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Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella deserti var. latilabris Zohary; Palestine J. Bot., Jerusalem Ser. 2: 154 (1941)
subspecies :
subsp. negevensis
(Zohary) Greuter & Burdet; Willdenowia 19: 45 (1989)
Distribution: Israel; Jordania
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Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella arvensis var. negevensis Zohary; Fl. Palaestina 1: 343 (1966)
subspecies :
subsp. palaestina
(Zohary) Greuter & Burdet; Willdenowia 19: 45 (1989)
Distribution: Turkey; Lebanon; Syria; Israel; Jordania
34 ISR JOR LEB SYR TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella arvensis var. palaestina Zohary; Fl. Palaestina 1: 343 (1966)
subspecies :
subsp. taubertii
(Brand) Maire; Fl. Afrique N. 11: 40 (1964)
Distribution: Tunisia; Libya; Egypt
20 EGY LBY TUN
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella taubertii Brand; Helios 12: 192 (1895)
species :
Nigella carpatha
Strid; Opera Bot. 28: 49 (1970)
Distribution: East Aegaean Isl. (Karpathos, Kasos)
34 EAI
species :
Nigella ciliaris
DC.; Syst. Nat. [DC.] 1: 327 (1817)
Distribution: Cyprus (E-Cyprus, S-Cyprus); Lebanon (C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon); Syria (coastal W-Syria, Jbel Druze, W-Syrian Mountains); Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Israel); Jordania (W-Jordania)
34 CYP ISR JOR LEB SYR
Remarks: arvensis agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigellastrum ciliare (DC.) Bercht. & J.Presl; Rostl. 1: Ranunc. 102 (1823)
species :
Nigella damascena
L.; Sp. Pl. 534 (1753)
Name: Gretel in der Heck, Damaszener Schwarzkümmel (DE), Devil in the bush (EN); Cabellos de Venus (ES)
Distribution: Netherlands [I]; Belgium [I]; Germany [I]; Austria [I]; Poland [I]; Slovakia; Hungary [I]; Portugal; Spain; Baleares; France; Channel Isl. [I]; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Pantelleria; Isole Pelagie (Lampedusa); Malta; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; North Macedonia; Albania; Romania [I]; Bulgaria; European Turkey; Greece; Estonia [I]; Ukraine; Crimea; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Madeira [I] (Madeira Isl. [I]); Islas Selvagens [I]; Canary Isl. [I] (Tenerife [I], La Gomera [I], La Palma Isl. [I]); Russian Far East [I] (Kamchatka [I], Primorye [I]); Kazakhstan [I]; Uzbekistan [I]; Northern Caucasus; Georgia [Caucasus]; ?Armenia; Azerbaijan; Turkey (N-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, WN-Anatolia); Iran (EC-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan); Cyprus (S-Cyprus, W-Cyprus, N-Cyprus); China [I]; Taiwan [I]; Myanmar [I]; Java [I]; Australia [I] (New South Wales [I]); Chatham Isl. [I]; Canada (Ontario [I], Québec [I]); USA [I] (California [I], Connecticut [I], Idaho [I], Illinois [I], Kansas [I], Massachusetts [I], Maryland [I], Maine [I], Michigan [I], Minnesota [I], Missouri [I], Montana [I], New York [I], Ohio [I], Oregon [I], Pennsylvania [I], Tennessee [I], Virginia [I], Vermont [I], Washington State [I], West Virginia [I]); Mexico [I]; Colombia [I]; Bolivia [I]
11 aut bgm ger hun net pol SLO 12 BAL cis COR FRA POR SAR SPA 13 ALB BIH BUL CRO GRC ITA KOS MLT MNT NMA PEL PTL rom SIC SLV SRB TUE 14 est KRY UKR 20 ALG LBY MOR TUN 21 cny mdr sel 31 rfe 32 kaz uzb 33 AZE GEO NCS 34 CYP IRN TUR 36 chi 38 tai 41 mya 42 jaw 50 aus 51 ctm 72 CDN 73 usa 74 usa 75 usa 76 usa 78 usa 79 mex 82 clm 83 bol
Synonyms: hidden
= Erobathos coarctatum (C.C.Gmel.) Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 304 (1838)
= Erobathos damascenum (L.) Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 302 (1838)
= Melanthium damascenum (L.) Medik.; Philos. Bot. 1: 96 (1789)
= Nigella bithynica Azn.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 44: 165 (1897)
= Nigella bourgaei Jord.; Mém. Acad. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci. 1: 2 (1852)
= Nigella coarctata C.C.Gmel.; Fl. Bad. 2: 502 (1806)
= Nigella coerulea Lam.; Fl. Franç. (Lam.) 3: 312 (1779)
= Nigella damascena subsp. minor (Boiss.) A.Terracc.; Boll Reale Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. Palermo 1: 151 (1897)
= Nigella damascena var. africana Brand; Monogr. Nigella [Brand]: 37 (1895)
= Nigella damascena var. minor Boiss.; Voy. Bot. Espagne 1: 11 (1839)
= Nigella damascena var. oligogyna Caball.; Mem. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 8: 270 (1915)
= Nigella elegans Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 374 (1796)
= Nigella involucrata Moench; Methodus (Moench) 314 (1794)
= Nigella multifida Gaterau; Descr. Pl. Montauban 100 (1789)
= Nigella nana J.W.Loudon; Ladies´ Flower-gard., Ann.: 11 (1840)
= Nigella pygmaea DC.; Syst. Nat. 1: 333 (1817)
= Nigella romana Garsault; Fig. Pl. Anim. Med. t. 411 (1764)
= Nigella taurica Steven; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 29(II): 283 (1856)
species :
Nigella degenii
Vierh.; Magyar Bot. Lap. 25: 148 (1926 publ. 1927)
subspecies :
subsp. degenii
Distribution: Greece (Kiklades)
13 GRC
Remarks: arvensis agg.
subspecies :
subsp. barbro
Strid; Opera Bot. 28: 58 (1970)
Distribution: Greece (Kiklades)
13 GRC
subspecies :
subsp. jenny
Strid; Opera Bot. 28: 60 (1970)
Distribution: Greece (Kiklades)
13 GRC
subspecies :
subsp. minor
Strid; Opera Bot. 28: 61 (1970)
Distribution: Greece (Kiklades)
13 GRC
species :
Nigella deserti
Boiss.; Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 2, 16: 359 (1841)
Distribution: Turkey; W-Iran; Lebanon; Syria; Israel; Sinai peninsula; Jordania
34 IRN ISR JOR LEB SIN SYR TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella arvensis var. assyriaca (Boiss.) C.C.Towns.; Fl. Iraq 4(2): 682 (1980)
= Nigella arvensis var. assyriaca (Boiss.) Zohary; Pl. Syst. Evol., 142(1-2): 91 (1983)
= Nigella assyriaca (Boiss.) Boiss.; Fl. Orient. 1: 67 (1867)
= Nigella deserti var. arabica Boiss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 16: 359 (1841)
= Nigella deserti var. assyriaca Boiss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. ser. 2, 16: 359 (1841)
species :
Nigella doerfleri
Vierh.; Magyar Bot. Lap. 25: 147 (1926 publ. 1927)
Distribution: Greece (incl. Kiklades); Crete
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Remarks: arvensis agg.
species :
Nigella elata
Boiss.; Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 66 (1843)
Distribution: Bulgaria; NE-Greece (Thrace); Northern Caucasus; East Aegaean Isl.; Turkey (Inner Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia)
13 BUL GRC 33 NCS 34 EAI TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella intermedia K.Koch; Linnaea 19: 48 (1846)
= Nigella involucrata K.Koch; Linnaea 19: 48 (1846)
species :
Nigella fumariifolia
Kotschy; Unger & Kotschy, Ins. Cypern: 319 (1865)
Name: Erdrauchblättriger Schwarzkümmel (DE); Fumitory-leaved Nigella (EN)
Distribution: Greece (incl. Kiklades); East Aegaean Isl. (Karpathos, Rhodos); Cyprus (C-Mountains, E-Cyprus, S-Cyprus, W-Cyprus, N-Cyprus)
13 GRC 34 CYP EAI
species :
Nigella gallica
Jord.; Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci. ser. 2, 1: 214 (1852)
Distribution: Portugal; Spain; Baleares; France
12 BAL FRA POR SPA
Remarks: hispanica agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella hispanica subsp. confusa Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur.: 16 (1878)
= Nigella hispanica subsp. gallica (Jord.) Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur. Suppl. 2: 11 (1889)
= Nigella confusa Salle ex Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur.: 16 (1878)
species :
Nigella hispanica
L.; Sp. Pl. 534 (1753)
Name: Spanischer Schwarzkümmel (DE)
Distribution: Germany [I]; Portugal; Spain
11 ger 12 POR SPA
Remarks: hispanica agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella amoena Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 374 (1796)
= Nigella arvensis subsp. hispanica (L.) Malag.; Acta Phytotax. Barcin. 18: 10 (1976) (1977)
= Nigella atropurpurea C.Huber; Nursery Cat. (Charles Huber Bros. and Co.) 1866: 4 (1866)
= Nigella gaditana Soleirol ex Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 16 (1878)
= Nigella intermedia Rouy & Foucaud; Fl. de Fr. 1: 122 (1893)
= Nigella polygynia Moench; Suppl. Meth. (Moench) 111 (1802)
species :
Nigella icarica
Strid; Opera Bot. No. 28, 48 (1970)
Distribution: East Aegaean Isl.
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Remarks: arvensis agg.
species :
Nigella koyuncui
Dönmez & Ugurlu; Novon 23(4): 411 (2015)
Distribution: Turkey
34 TUR
species :
Nigella orientalis
L.; Sp. Pl. 534 (1753)
Distribution: Bulgaria; European Turkey; Greece; Georgia [Caucasus]; Armenia; Azerbaijan (incl. Nachichevan); Turkey (N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia: Mesopotamian Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia); Iraq (NE-Iraq); Iran (N-Iran); Syria (NW-Syria, Jbel Druze)
13 BUL GRC TUE 33 ARM AZE GEO 34 IRN IRQ SYR TUR
Remarks: hispanica agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella corniculata DC.; Syst. Nat. 1: 326 (1817)
= Nigellastrum corniculatum (DC.) Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin Aneb. Rostl. 1(Ranunc.): 102 (1823)
= Nigellastrum flavum Moench; Methodus (Moench) 312 (1794)
= Nigellastrum orientale (L.) Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin Aneb. Rostl. 1(Ranunc.): 102 (1823)
species :
Nigella oxypetala
Boiss.; Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 2, 16: 357 (1841)
Distribution: Armenia; Azerbaijan (incl. Nachichevan); Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, S-Anatolia); Iraq (NE-Iraq, NW-Iraq); Iran (EC-Iran, N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, W-Iran); Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon)
33 ARM AZE 34 IRN IRQ LEB TUR
Remarks: oxypetala agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella noeana Boiss.; Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2, 1: 19 (1854)
= Nigella persica Boiss.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 16: 358 (1841)
variant :
var. lancifolia
(Hub.-Mor.) Dönmez & Ugurlu; Turkish J. Bot. 45(5): 498 (2021)
Distribution: Turkey (Inner Anatolia)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella lancifolia Hub.-Mor.; Bauhinia 3: 311 (1967)
variant :
var. latisecta
(P.H.Davis) Dönmez & Ugurlu; Turkish J. Bot. 45(5): 498 (2021)
Distribution: Armenia; Turkey; Lebanon; Syria
33 ARM 34 LEB SYR TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella latisecta P.H.Davis; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 26: 168 (1965)
= Nigella oxypetala subsp. latisecta (P.H.Davis) Takht.; Takht. & Fedorov, Fl. Erevana: 54 (1972)
species :
Nigella papillosa
G.López; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 41(2): 468 (1984 publ. 1985)
subspecies :
subsp. papillosa
Distribution: Portugal; SW-Spain
12 POR SPA
Remarks: hispanica agg.
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella hispanica var. papillosa (G.López) J.-M.Tison; Evaxiana 8: 225 (2021)
subspecies :
subsp. atlantica
(Murb.) Amich ex G.López; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 41(2): 468 (1984) (1985)
Distribution: S-Portugal; S-Spain; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Azores (Sao Miguel Isl.)
12 POR SPA 20 ALG MOR TUN 21 AZO
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella arvensis subsp. atlantica (Murb.) Malag.; Acta Phytotax. Barcin. 18: 10 (1976) (1977)
= Nigella arvensis var. intermedia (Coss.) Batt.
= Nigella atlantica (Murb.) Rivas Mart.; Itinera Geobot. 15(2): 705 (2002)
= Nigella hispanica subsp. atlantica Murb.; Acta Univ. Lund. 33(12): 3. (1897)
= Nigella hispanica subsp. intermedia (Coss.) A.Terracc.; Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. Palermo 2: 23 (1898)
species :
Nigella sativa
L.; Sp. Pl. 534 (1753)
Name: Saat-Schwarzkümmel (DE), Black cumin (EN)
Distribution: Germany [I]; Poland [I]; Slovakia [I]; Hungary [I]; France [I]; Italy [I]; Croatia [I]; Romania [I]; Bulgaria [I]; European Turkey; European Russia [I]; Ukraine [I]; Crimea [I]; Morocco [I]; Algeria [I]; Tunisia [I]; Libya [I]; Egypt (Nile Delta); Chad [c]; Kazakhstan [I]; Uzbekistan [I]; Tajikistan; Northern Caucasus; Georgia [Caucasus]; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Turkey (N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia); Iraq (NE-Iraq, NW-Iraq, SE-Iraq: Mesopotamia, W-Iraq: Desert); Iran (NE-Iran: Mts., W-Iran); Afghanistan [I]; Cyprus (C-Mountains, N-Cyprus); Syria (C-Syrian Desert); Qatar [I]; Yemen (N-Inner Yemen); India (throughout); Bangladesh [I]; Myanmar (Kachin, Sagaing); USA [I] (Connecticut [I])
11 ger hun pol slo 12 fra 13 bul cro ita rom TUE 14 kry rus ukr 20 alg EGY lby mor tun 24 cha 32 kaz TZK uzb 33 ARM AZE GEO NCS 34 afg CYP IRN IRQ SYR TUR 35 qat YEM 40 ban IND 41 MYA 75 usa
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella cretica Mill.; Gard. Dict. ed. 8: Nigella n 4. (1768)
= Nigella indica Roxb. ex Fleming; As. Res. 11: 173 (1810)
= Nigella truncata Viv.; Pl. Aegypt. Dec. 6 (1830)
variant :
var. hispidula
Boiss.; Ann. Scienc. Nat. Sér. 2, 16: 360 (1841)
Distribution: Turkmenistan; Iran; Syria; China (Xinjiang)
32 TKM 34 IRN SYR 36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella sativa var. brachyloba Boiss.; Fl. Orient. (Boiss.) 1: 68 (1867)
= Nigella glandulifera Freyn & Sint.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, ser. 2, n. 7: 559. 1903
species :
Nigella segetalis
M.Bieb.; Fl. Taur. Caucasus 2: 16 (1808)
Distribution: Ukraine; Crimea; Northern Caucasus; Georgia [Caucasus]; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Turkey (E-Anatolia, Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia); Iran (N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan, W-Iran)
14 KRY UKR 33 ARM AZE GEO NCS 34 IRN TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella armena Steven; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21: II. 274 (1848)
= Nigella arvensis Pall. ex M.Bieb.; Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 16 (1808)
= Nigella bicolor Boiss. & Heldr.; Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 8: 7 (1849)
= Nigella foeniculacea Hohen. ex Boiss.; Fl. Orient. (Boiss.) 1: 65 (1867)
= Nigella verrucosa K.Koch; Linnaea 15: 246 (1841)
species :
Nigella stellaris
Boiss.; Diagn. ser. 1, 8: 8 (1849)
Distribution: Turkey (S-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia); Syria (coastal W-Syria, W-Syrian Mountains)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Nigella cilicica Boiss. & Balansa; Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 2, 5: 11 (1856)
species :
Nigella stricta
Strid; Opera Bot., No. 28, 63 (1970)
Distribution: Greece (Kithira); Crete
13 GRC KRI
Remarks: arvensis agg.
species :
Nigella turcica
Dönmez & Mutlu; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 146(2): 251 (2004)
Distribution: Turkey
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