Nigella

Nigella ( Nigella damascena )

The black cumin ( Nigella ) are a genus of flowering plants of the family Ranunculaceae ( Ranunculaceae ) with about 20 species.

Description

The species are annual herbaceous plants. The stems are leafy. The leaves are pinnate two to three times, the leaflets are as fine as hair.

The flowers are radial symmetry fünfzählig. The five bracts are white to blue or lapses, the five honey leaves are cup-shaped, two-lipped, not petal -like. The stamens are numerous, the five or ten carpels are partially or completely fused. Pollination is by insects. The fruits are follicles.

Types (selection)

  • Arable black cumin ( Nigella arvensis L. ) in Central Europe as field margins and ruderal.
  • Nigella carpatha Strid, the species is endemic to the islands of Karpathos and Kasos.
  • . Nigella ciliaris DC, Origin: Syria, Palestine, Cyprus.
  • In the countryside ( Nigella damascena L.) Bridesmaid: cultivated in gardens and wild, Origin: Southern Europe, North Africa, the Near East.
  • Nigella degenii Vierh. , Occurs only on Greek islands and here in four subspecies, subsp. barbro Strid, subsp. degenii subsp. jenny Strid and subsp. minor Strid.
  • Nigella doerfleri Vierh. , Occurs only in Greece and Crete.
  • . Nigella elata Boiss, Origin: Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor and the Aegean.
  • Nigella fumariifolia Kotschy, occurs only in Greece, Cyprus, Crete, and perhaps also in the Aegean.
  • Nigella gallica Jordan, Origin: Portugal, Spain and France.
  • Nigella hispanica L., with two subspecies: subsp. atlantica Murb. , is found in Spain, Portugal and North Africa.
  • Subsp. hispanica, Origin: Spain, Portugal.

Be placed in the genus Nigella sometimes:

  • Garidella nigellastrum L. (syn. Nigella nigellastrum (L.) Willk. ), Is found in Spain, France, Asia Minor, Crete, Crimea and the Aegean Islands.
  • Garidella unguicularis Poiret (syn. Nigella unguicularis ( Poiret ) Spenner )
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