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December 2023

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Nigella sativa L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 584 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species 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-0000380671.

Synonyms of Nigella sativa L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Nigella cretica Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 4 (1768) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000380637
Nigella truncata Viv. Pl. Aegypt. Dec. : 6 (1830) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000380665
Nigella indica Roxb. ex Flem. Asiat. Res. 11: 173 (1810) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000380695
Nigella glandulifera Freyn & Sint ex Freyn Bull. Herb. Boissier , sér. 2, 3: 559 (1903) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000380702

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link