As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2024
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Nigella
This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 534 (1753)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000026121.
Literature
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Synonyms of Nigella
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erobathos | Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 290, 301. 1839. | wfo-4000013920 | ||
| Garidella | Sp. Pl. 1: 425. 1753. (1 May 1753) | wfo-4000015334 | ||
| Komaroffia | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 144 (1887) | wfo-4000020157 | ||
| Nigellastrum | Enum. , ed. 2: 273 (1763) | wfo-4000026122 |
Species in Nigella ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
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Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Nigella:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigella arvensis subsp. arvensis | – | – | — | wfo-1200107784 |
| Nigella arvensis var. aristata | Turkish J. Bot. 45(5): 487. 2021 | wfo-1200008453 | ||
| Nigella arvensis var. glauca | Fl. Orient. 1: 66 1867 | — | wfo-0000735089 | |
| Nigella arvensis var. mutica | Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 48: 547. 1898 (1898) | wfo-1200011912 | ||
| Nigella arvensis var. tauricola | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 26: 169. 1965 (1965) | wfo-1200011801 | ||
| Nigella confusa | Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 16. 1878 [Sep 1878] | wfo-0000380635 | ||
| Nigella cristata | ex Bull. Jard. Bot. Brux. ix. Fasc. suppl. 1, P. 9 (1931), nomen. | wfo-0001355356 | ||
| Nigella degenii subsp. barbro | Opera Bot. 28: 58. 1970 (1970) | wfo-1200011454 | ||
| Nigella degenii subsp. degenii | – | – | — | wfo-1200108581 |
| Nigella degenii subsp. jenny | Opera Bot. 28: 60. 1970 (1970) | wfo-1200011494 | ||
| Nigella degenii subsp. minor | Opera Bot. 28: 61. 1970 (1970) | wfo-1200011549 | ||
| Nigella foeniculacea | Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 1: 65. 1867 [Apr-Jun 1867] | wfo-0000380625 | ||
| Nigella gaditana | Consp. Fl. Eur. 1: 16. 1878 [Sep 1878] | wfo-0000380705 | ||
| Nigella glauca | Linnaea 14(6): 587. 1841 [Mar 1841] | wfo-0000380701 | ||
| Nigella hispanica var. papillosa | Evaxiana 0.489583333 2021 | wfo-1200028493 | ||
| Nigella intermedia | Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 1: 122, in obs. 1893 [Nov 1893] | wfo-0000380692 | ||
| Nigella involucrata | Linnaea 19(1): 48. 1846 [14-16 Jan 1846] | wfo-0000380715 | ||
| Nigella oxypetala var. lancifolia | Turkish J. Bot. 45(5): 498. 2021 | wfo-1200008293 | ||
| Nigella oxypetala var. latisecta | Turkish J. Bot. 45(5): 498. 2021 | wfo-1200008454 | ||
| Nigella papillosa subsp. papillosa | – | – | — | wfo-1200108310 |
| Nigella romana | Fig. Pl. Med. 3: t. 411. 1764, nom. inval., opus utique oppressum; Descr. Pl. Anim. 245. 1767; Thell. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. Ser. II. viii. 902. | wfo-0000380673 | ||
| Nigella sect. Erobatos | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 1: 49. 1824 [Jan 1824] | wfo-1000035337 | ||
| Nigella tenuiflora | Fl. Lit. Inch. ii. 285. 1782 | wfo-0000380675 | ||
| Nigella unguiculata | Bot. Mat. Med. iii. 229. 1812 | wfo-0000380660 |