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June 2025

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genus

Nigella L.

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.

Statistics

Synonyms of Nigella

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Erobathos Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 290, 301. 1839. wfo-4000013920
Garidella L. Sp. Pl. 1: 425. 1753. (1 May 1753) wfo-4000015334
Komaroffia Kuntze Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 144 (1887) wfo-4000020157
Nigellastrum Heist. ex Fabr. Enum. , ed. 2: 273 (1763) wfo-4000026122

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These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Nigella:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link