Ranunculaceae
Nigella

Nigella sativa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 584 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Romania to W. & SW. Iran. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bulgaria, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, North Caucasus, Romania, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan

Introduced into:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Assam, Bangladesh, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krym, Libya, Morocco, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tunisia, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • B.A.Fedtschenko & al. (1948). Flora Turkmenii 3: 1-280. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Korovin, E.P. & Vvedensky, A.I. (eds.) (1953). Flora Uzbekistana 2: 1-547. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166.
  • M.Iranshahr, K.H.Rechinger, H.Riedl (1992). Flora Iranica 171: 1-249. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1975). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 4: 1-576. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(2): 628-1199. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1965). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 1: 1-567. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Korovin, E.P. & Vvedensky, A.I. (eds.) (1953). Flora Uzbekistana 2: 1-547. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lazkov, G.A. & Sultanova, B.A. (2011). Checklist of vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan. Norrlinia 24: 1-166.
  • M.Iranshahr, K.H.Rechinger, H.Riedl (1992). Flora Iranica 171: 1-249. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1977). Flora of Cyprus 1: 1-832. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1975). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 4: 1-576. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(2): 628-1199. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1970 Balansa, B. [727] Turkey K000694417 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Balansa, B. [727] Turkey K000694416 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Griffith [s.n.] Afghanistan K001264113 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 s.coll. [s.n.] Cyprus K001264138 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Stapf, O [s.n.] Iran K001264104 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Casey, R.C. [1128] Cyprus K001264139 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Lascelles, A.G. [s.n.] Cyprus K001264137 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Drummond, J.R. [6281] India K001264408 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Tyranovets, V. [s.n.] Ukraine K001264122 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K001264105 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Yarkand Expedition [s.n.] China K001264415 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Syngrassides, A. [1653] Cyprus K001264140 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 s.coll. [s.n.] Iraq K001264120 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Rawi, A. [21123] Iraq K001264117 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Biggs, H.E.J. [13212] Iran K001264096 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Griffiths [s.n.] Afghanistan K001264112 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Hepper, F.N. [6216] Yemen K001264088 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Syngrassides, A. [1653] Cyprus K001264136 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Wood, J.R.I. [1588] Yemen K001264089 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 s.coll. [s.n.] Cyprus K001264141 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Gilliat-Smith, B. [s.n.] Iran K001264097 Yes
Gilolis, William, T. [14802] K001264438 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001264416 Yes
Balls, E.K. [1139] Turkey K001264091 Yes
Rawi [19835] Iraq K001264118 Yes
Grabmayr, V. [s.n.] Italy K001264125 Yes
Lunt, W. [155] K001264087 Yes
Gilleat-Smith, B. [s.n.] Iran K001264098 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001264430 Yes
Leonard J. [4495] Chad K001264420 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K001264106 Yes
Lynes H. Rear-Admiral [s.n.] Sudan K001264425 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iraq K001264130 Yes
Chevalier A. [7477] Chad K001264422 Yes
Teheran University [s.n.] Iran K001264119 Yes
Mooney H.F. [6876] Ethiopia K001264428 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001264458 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B [s.n.] Iran K001264102 Yes
Balls, E.K. [1139] Turkey K001264092 Yes
Bredemann, G. [s.n.] Iraq K001264132 Yes
Vagner, L. [s.n.] Hungary K001264129 Yes
Simpson, N., D. [2382] Egypt K001264123 Yes
Ganesh [11763] India K001264407 Yes
Hall, T.K. [s.n.] Iraq K001264133 Yes
Saufferer, S.M. [s.n.] Pakistan K001264405 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iraq K001264131 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001264121 Yes
Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001264128 Yes
Roxburgh Dr. [s.n.] India K001264410 Yes
Thulin Mats [10724] Somalia K001264423 Yes
Ascherson, P. [s.n.] Egypt K001264110 Yes
Falconer Herb. [s.n.] India K001264413 Yes
s.coll. [5387] India K001264409 Yes
Edgeworth M.P. [s.n.] India K001264411 Yes
Lynes H. Rear-Admiral [s.n.] Sudan K001264424 Yes
Strachey R. [s.n.] K001264419 Yes
Popov, T. [4257] Yemen K001264086 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [948] Gaza Strip K001264094 Yes
Aucher-Éloy, P., M. R. [52] Egypt K001264109 Yes
Giles Dr. [s.n.] Pakistan K001264417 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4712] K001039744 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillett, J.B. [14585] Ethiopia K001264429 Yes
Wellby M.S. Capt. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001264426 Yes
s.coll. [1801] Iran K001264115 Yes
Seruyer, D. [s.n.] Iraq K001264126 Yes
Scott H. [s.n.] Ethiopia K001264427 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001264459 Yes
Haigh J.C. [51] Ethiopia K001264431 Yes
Aucher-Eloy [53] Turkey K001264090 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [3622] Bangladesh K001264406 Yes
Crosby T.S. [s.n.] Bangladesh K001264460 Yes
[Subfust, H.] [s.n.] Iraq K001264116 Yes
Royle H.G. [s.n.] India K001264412 Yes
Strachey R. [s.n.] K001264418 Yes
Carabrilla, R. [1146] United Kingdom K001264434 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001264489 Yes
Jimma Agric. Tech. School [s.n.] Ethiopia K001264433 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B [s.n.] Iran K001264101 Yes
de Leeuw P.N. [17937] Nigeria K001264421 Yes
Slochs Dr. [s.n.] K001264414 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4712] India K001039745 Unknown Type Material Yes
Montbret [s.n.] Egypt K001264107 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4712] India K001039746 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grabmayr, V. [s.n.] Italy K001264124 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K001264108 Yes
Crookshank, Helen [s.n.] Pakistan K001264111 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B [2466] Iran K001264103 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [s.n.] Iran K001264100 Yes
Seruyer, D. [s.n.] K001264127 Yes
Analtolia [s.n.] Turkey K001264095 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001264490 Yes
Meyer, F.G. [7443] Ethiopia K001264432 Yes
Gilleat-Smith, B. [s.n.] Iran K001264099 Yes
Stocks J.E. [s.n.] Pakistan K001264114 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images