Nigella

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q161065
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Nigella

Summary

Nigella is a taxon[1]. Nigella has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Nigella's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Nigella is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Nigella belongs to the parent taxon Nigelleae[5].
  • Nigella's scientific name is Nigella[6].
  • Nigella's Commons category is recorded as Nigella[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Nigella is Nigella arvensis[8].
  • Nigella's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nigella[9].
  • Nigella's Commons gallery is recorded as Nigella[10].
  • Nigella's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Nigella's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 27[12].
  • Nigella's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8242[13].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Devil-in-a-bush'}[14].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'kandilla'}[15].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Katicavirág'}[16].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'クロタネソウ属'}[17].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'ka', 'text': 'სოინჯი'}[18].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Juodgrūdė'}[19].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Nigelle'}[20].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Czarnuszka'}[21].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Чернушка'}[22].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Nigellasläktet'}[23].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Çörek otu'}[24].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Чорнушка'}[25].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑种草属'}[26].
  • Nigella is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'حبة البركة'}[27].

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Classification

Nigella's scientific name is Nigella[6]. Nigella is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Nigella is classified within Nigelleae[5]. The taxonomic type of Nigella is Nigella arvensis[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Devil-in-a-bush'}[14], {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'kandilla'}[15], {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Katicavirág'}[16], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'クロタネソウ属'}[17], {'lang': 'ka', 'text': 'სოინჯი'}[18], and {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Juodgrūdė'}[19].

Identifiers

Nigella's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62314[28]. Nigella's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3443[29]. Nigella's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 61481[30]. Nigella's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3033657[31]. Nigella's ITIS TSN is recorded as 18792[32].

Why It Matters

Nigella has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Nigella is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Nederlands Soortenregister. 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] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. Retrieved . efloras.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Nigelleae
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    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 27
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