Ranunculaceae
Nigella

Nigella orientalis L.

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

Distribution

Native to:

Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe

Introduced into:

South European Russia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1965). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 1: 1-567. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Greuter, W. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2010). Med-Checklist Notulae, 29. Willdenowia 40: 189-204.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1965). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 1: 1-567. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Greuter, W. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2010). Med-Checklist Notulae, 29. Willdenowia 40: 189-204.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Shevtsov, V. (2022). Personal Communication on South European Russia. 1.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 3, 2023 Kolbaia, S. [CRSB:2048] Georgia K009001675 No
Jan 1, 1905 Auguet [s.n.] Türkiye K001264188 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Lambert [s.n.] Spain K001264185 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Hennipan, E. [1070] Türkiye K001264184 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Balls, E.K. [B.1127] Türkiye K001264193 Yes
Jan 1, 1905 Szovits [s.n.] Türkiye K001264187 Yes
Kotschy [59] Türkiye K001264197 Yes
Wiedemann [s.n.] Türkiye K001264179 Yes
Davis [46316] Türkiye K001264192 Yes
Wilhelm [s.n.] Iran K001264198 Yes
Hennipman, E. [1351] Türkiye K001264191 Yes
Lambert [s.n.] Türkiye K001264492 Yes
Sanfam-Suis Sc. [s.n.] Türkiye K001264182 Yes
Davis [43121] Türkiye K001264183 Yes
Szovits [215] Azerbaijan K001264186 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [39] Türkiye K001264190 Yes
Dutch Exp. [1351] Türkiye K001264194 Yes
Balls, E.K. [B.1192] Türkiye K001264195 Yes
Balls, E.K. [1192] Türkiye K001264196 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-65504.000 No
Kotschy, Th. [59] Türkiye K001264181 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran K001264180 Yes
Gouan [s.n.] Türkiye K001264189 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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.
    • 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