Ranunculaceae

Nigella L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 534 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia, Europe to Medit. and Central Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Selvagens, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Extinct in:

Switzerland

Introduced into:

Assam, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, British Columbia, Central European Russia, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, Great Britain, Guatemala, Illinois, India, Ireland, Kamchatka, Kansas, Maryland, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Missouri, Myanmar, Netherlands, New York, Norway, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Québec, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Sweden, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Yemen

Recorded in error in:

Netherlands

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

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?
Jun 28, 1969 Andersen, J., S. [64] Iran K001264260 Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Kotschy, C.G.T. [655] Cyprus K000694424 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Sintenis, P.E.E.; Rigo, G. [80] Cyprus K000694425 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Kotschy, C.G.T. [741] Cyprus K000694426 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Meikle, R.D. [2611] Cyprus K001264072 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Haradjian, M. [135] Cyprus K001264071 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 A.G. [s.n.] Cyprus K001264059 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Sparrow, C.E.H. [37] Cyprus K001264068 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Probyn, F.M. [91] Cyprus K001264057 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 s.coll. [80] Cyprus K001264069 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Holub, J. [s.n.] Cyprus K001264051 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Chapman, E [683] Cyprus K001264047 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Syncrassides, A.I. [981] Cyprus K001264055 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Mapple, M [47] Cyprus K001264048 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Davis [3229] Cyprus K001264044 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Sintenis [79] Cyprus K001264053 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Sintenis [79] Cyprus K001264054 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Chapman, E [640] Cyprus K001264045 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Atherton, G.E. [1389] Cyprus K001264063 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Macdonald, M. [101] Cyprus K001264062 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Davis [3446] Cyprus K001264042 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Mavromoustakis, G. [58] Cyprus K001264049 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Casey, E.C. [744] Cyprus K001264064 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Poore, M.E.D. [62] Cyprus K001264065 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Sintenis [79] Cyprus K001264052 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Kennedy, E.W. [1648] Cyprus K001264067 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Goulimy, C.N., Dr. [s.n.] Greece K001264074 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Sintenis, P. [80] Cyprus K001264060 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Chapman, E [563] Cyprus K001264046 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Syngrassides, A. [981] Cyprus K001264056 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Kennedy, E.W. [1599] Cyprus K001264041 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Syngrassides, A. [1229] Cyprus K001264066 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Davis [3618] Cyprus K001264043 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Mavromoustakis, G., A. [s. n.] Cyprus K001264040 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 MacDonald, N. [60] Cyprus K001264061 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 G.A. Mavromoustakis [s.n.] Cyprus K001264058 Yes
Davis [49770] Libya K001051979 Yes
Matthews, A. [s. n.] Cyprus K001264259 Yes
Matthews, A. [s. n.] Cyprus K001264257 Yes
Matthews, A. [s. n.] Cyprus K001264256 Yes
Genneou, A. [1528] Cyprus K001264073 Yes
Aucher-Eloy, P.M.R. [51] Türkiye K000694412 Type Yes
J.R. Edmondson [2958] Cyprus K001264050 Yes
Matthews, A. [s.n.] Cyprus K001264258 Yes
Ridley, H. [13] China K001264439 Yes
Sintenis [s.n.] Cyprus K001264070 Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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