Species of annual flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae
Nigella sativa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Order:
Ranunculales
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Genus:
Nigella
Species:
N. sativa
Binomial name
Nigella sativa
L.
Synonyms[1]
Nigella cretica Mill.
Nigella indica Roxb.
Nigella truncata Viv.
Nigella sativa (black caraway, also known as black cumin, nigella, kalonji, charnushka[2])[3][4][5] is an annual flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to eastern Europe (Bulgaria and Romania) and western Asia (Cyprus, Turkey, Iran and Iraq), but naturalized over a much wider area, including parts of Europe, northern Africa and east to Myanmar.[1] It is used as a spice in many cuisines.[6]
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Nigellasativa (black caraway, also known as black cumin, nigella, kalonji, charnushka) is an annual flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native...
numerous seeds; in some species (e.g. Nigella damascena), the capsule is large and inflated. The seeds of Nigellasativa, known as kalonji, black cumin, black...
of Garden Merit. The related Nigellasativa (and not N. damascena) is the source of the spice variously known as nigella, kalonji or black cumin. Damascenine...
include olive oil; dates; miswak as a necessity for oral health and Nigellasativa or "black seed" or "black cumin" and its oils. These items are still...
Sandia, and other pepper cultivars. Nigella, black caraway, black cumin, black onion seed, kalonji (Nigellasativa) Njangsa, djansang (Ricinodendron heudelotii)...
rice. Nigellasativa, black caraway is also called kalonji or nigella, and more common in the Far East, Mideast, Bangladesh, India and Africa. Nigella sati...
related Bunium persicum and Bunium bulbocastanum and the unrelated Nigellasativa are both sometimes called black cumin (q.v.). Likely originating in...
substitute for Nigellasativa, black caraway. The following subtaxa are accepted: Nigella arvensis var. anatolica Zohary – Turkey Nigella arvensis var....
black caraway, and has a smoky, earthy taste. It is often confused with Nigellasativa (which is also called black cumin, black caraway, or black seed), by...
alfalfa. Nigellasativa, a flower whose edible seeds are sometimes known as "black cumin" or "black caraway". Oryza sativa, rice. Pastinaca sativa., parsnip...
physical and spiritual spheres Baraka, full ḥabbat al-barakah, a.k.a. Nigellasativa, a spice with purported health benefits Baraka, Democratic Republic...
pidesi is made of wheat flour with yeast, and topped with sesame and Nigellasativa seeds. It is traditionally served for the iftar and sahur meals during...
Thymoquinone is a phytochemical compound found in the plant Nigellasativa. It is also found in select cultivated Monarda fistulosa plants which can be...
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