Cuminum cyminum

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q132624
Cuminum cyminum
Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Cuminum cyminum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,675 views/month, #549 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Cuminum[4]
  • Taxon name: Cuminum cyminum[5]
  • Subclass of: useful plant[6]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[7], spice[8]
  • Commons category: Cuminum cyminum[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cuminum cyminum[10]
  • Commons gallery: Cuminum cyminum[11]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 55(2)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=12617[15]
  • This taxon is source of: cumin seed[16], smell of cumin[17]
  • Short name: C. cyminum[18]
  • Taxon common name: cwmin[19], cumin[20], Kreuzkümmel[21], Kumin[22], Mutterkümmel[23], Römischer Kümmel[24], Weißer Kümmel[25], Welscher Kümmel[26], Comino[27], juustokumina[28], Roomankumina[29], cumin blanc[30], cumin de Maroc[31], faux anis[32]
  • Different from: curcumin[33], Carum carvi[34]

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Identifiers

Cuminum cyminum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 161251[35]. Cuminum cyminum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52462[36]. Cuminum cyminum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 488085[37]. Cuminum cyminum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3034775[38]. Cuminum cyminum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 501839[39].

Why It Matters

Cuminum cyminum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 105 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [36] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [39] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [37] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [38] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 55(2), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Has use → medicinal plant, spice
    Topic's main category → Category:Cuminum cyminum
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