Nigella sativa
species of annual flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae
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Summary
Nigella sativa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,590 views/month, #530 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Nigella[4]
- Taxon name: Nigella sativa[5]
- Subclass of: useful plant[6]
- Has use: medicinal plant[7]
- Commons category: Nigella sativa[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nigella sativa[9]
- Commons gallery: Nigella sativa[10]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[11]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=25337[12]
- This taxon is source of: black cumin[13], black cumin seed oil[14]
- Short name: N. sativa[15]
- Taxon common name: black cumin[16], حبة البركة[17], Çörəkotu[18], Čurekot[19], Pebreta[20], černucha setá[21], Echter Schwarzkümmel[22], ކަޅު ދިރި[23], black caraway[24], sema nigelo[25], سیاهدانه[26], Nigelle cultivée[27], קצח תרבותי[28], Sywna čornucha[29]
- Has fruit type: follicle[30]
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Identifiers
Nigella sativa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 122834[31]. Nigella sativa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 555479[32]. Nigella sativa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 485246[33]. Nigella sativa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5371700[34]. Nigella sativa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506592[35].
Why It Matters
Nigella sativa has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]