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Internal ID UUID643ff65ba017f135466923
Scientific name Nigella arvensis
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 534 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Nigella doliata Pall. ex M.Bieb. Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 16 (1808)
Nigella agrestis J.Presl & C.Presl Delic. Prag. : 225 (1822)
Nigella aspera K.Koch Linnaea 19: 48 (1846)
Nigella tuberculata Griseb. Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 310 (1843)
Nigella foeniculacea DC. Syst. Nat. 1: 328 (1817)
Nigella laevis Delile ex DC. Syst. Nat. 1: 329 (1817)
Nigella glauca Wallroth Linnaea 14: 587 (1841)
Nigella latifolia Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 5 (1768)
Nigella tuberculata var. saronensis Zohary Palestine J. Bot., Jerusalem Ser. 2: 153 (1941)

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Language Common/alternative name
English wild fennel-flower
Arabic شونيز/ حبة البركة
Arabic شونيز
Arabic حبة سوداء
Belarusian Чарнушка палявая
Bulgarian полска челебитка
Czech černucha rolní
German acker-schwarzkümmel
German ackerschwarzkümmel
Greek Μελάνθιον του άγραυλον
Estonian põld-mustköömen
French nigelle des champs
Upper Sorbian rólna čornucha
Macedonian полска црнушка
Dutch wilde nigelle
Polish czarnuszka polna
Russian Чернушка полевая
Slovenian divja črnika
Swedish Åkernigella
Ukrainian Чорнушка польова
Chinese 野黑种草
Chinese 田野黑种草
Chinese 野黑種草

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Name Authority First published in
Nigella arvensis subsp. aristata (Sm.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 17. 1878 (1878)
Nigella arvensis subsp. glauca (Boiss.) N.Terracc. Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 2: 34. 1898 (1898)
Nigella arvensis subsp. latilabris (Zohary) Greuter & Burdet Willdenowia 19: 45 (1989)
Nigella arvensis subsp. negevensis (Zohary) Greuter & Burdet Willdenowia 19: 45 (1989)
Nigella arvensis subsp. palaestina (Zohary) Greuter & Burdet Willdenowia 19: 45 (1989)
Nigella arvensis subsp. taubertii (Brand) Maire Fl. Afrique N. 11: 40. 1964 (1964)

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Nigella arvensis var. anatolica Zohary Pl. Syst. Evol. 142: 92 (1983)
Nigella arvensis var. oblanceolata P.H.Davis Fl. Turkey 10: 231 (1988)
Nigella arvensis var. simplicifolia Zohary Pl. Syst. Evol. 142: 93 (1983)

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- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • Western Asia
      • Cyprus
      • East Aegean Islands
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Turkey
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Belarus
      • Krym
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Kriti
      • Romania
      • Sicilia
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France
      • Sardegna

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000380641
Tropicos 27100418
INPN 109620
Flora of Italy 1000
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:711626-1
The Plant List kew-2381639
PFAF Nigella arvensis
Open Tree Of Life 276510
NCBI Taxonomy 342649
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0200002700
IPNI 711626-1
iNaturalist 359865
GBIF 7278276
EPPO NIGAR
EOL 5528785
Elurikkus 5882
USDA GRIN 25335
Wikipedia Nigella_arvensis

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Is Gold Yellow? Plant Dyes and Gold-Making in the Ancient Chemical Arts Manco C, Martelli M Ambix 07-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11062326
doi:10.1080/00026980.2024.2309061
PMID:38450488
Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Rubus fruticosus extract and their antibacterial efficacy against Erwinia caratovora and Ralstonia solanacearum phytopathogens Khan A, Ahmad N, Fazal H, Ali M, Akbar F, Khan I, Tayyab M, Uddin MN, Ahmad N, Abdel-Maksoud MA, Saleh IA, Zomot N, AbdElgawad H, Rauf K, Iqbal B, Teixeira Filho MC, El-Tayeb MA, Jalal A RSC Adv 14-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10864949
doi:10.1039/d3ra06723h
PMID:38362085
Review green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by using plant extracts and their antimicrobial activity Abada E, Mashraqi A, Modafer Y, Al Abboud MA, El-Shabasy A Saudi J Biol Sci 26-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10749906
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103877
PMID:38148949
Combined application of SiO2 and TiO2 nanoparticles enhances growth characters, physiological attributes and essential oil production of Coleus aromatics Benth Uddin M, Bhat UH, Singh S, Singh S, Chishti AS, Khan MM Heliyon 09-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10695843
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21646
PMID:38058652
Environmental exposure and nanotoxicity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in irrigation water with the flavonoid luteolin Frazier EA, Patil RP, Mane CB, Sanaei D, Asiri F, Seo SS, Sharifan H RSC Adv 10-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10170238
doi:10.1039/d3ra01712e
PMID:37179991
Applications of Green Synthesized Metal Nanoparticles — a Review Vijayaram S, Razafindralambo H, Sun YZ, Vasantharaj S, Ghafarifarsani H, Hoseinifar SH, Raeeszadeh M Biol Trace Elem Res 13-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10097525
doi:10.1007/s12011-023-03645-9
PMID:37046039
Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized from Abies alba and Pinus sylvestris Bark Extracts: Characterization, Antioxidant, Cytotoxic, and Antibacterial Effects Macovei I, Luca SV, Skalicka-Woźniak K, Horhogea CE, Rimbu CM, Sacarescu L, Vochita G, Gherghel D, Ivanescu BL, Panainte AD, Nechita C, Corciova A, Miron A Antioxidants (Basel) 24-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10135277
doi:10.3390/antiox12040797
PMID:37107172
Nanomaterials in agriculture for plant health and food safety: a comprehensive review on the current state of agro-nanoscience Nandini B, Mawale KS, Giridhar P 3 Biotech 03-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9898490
doi:10.1007/s13205-023-03470-w
PMID:36748014
Identifying the Anti-MERS-CoV and Anti-HcoV-229E Potential Drugs from the Ginkgo biloba Leaves Extract and Its Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Elshazly EH, Nasr A, Elnosary ME, Gouda GA, Mohamed H, Song Y Molecules 01-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9919260
doi:10.3390/molecules28031375
PMID:36771041
Edible Flowers Used in Some Countries of the Mediterranean Basin: An Ethnobotanical Overview Motti R, Paura B, Cozzolino A, de Falco B Plants (Basel) 28-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9736219
doi:10.3390/plants11233272
PMID:36501312
Mechanism and Antibacterial Activity of Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) Functionalized with Natural Compounds from Plants Timoszyk A, Grochowalska R Pharmaceutics 25-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9784296
doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics14122599
PMID:36559093
Impact of Foliar Application of ZnO and Fe3O4 Nanoparticles on Seed Yield and Physio-Biochemical Parameters of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Seed under Open Field and Protected Environment vis a vis during Seed Germination Gupta N, Jain SK, Tomar BS, Anand A, Singh J, Sagar V, Kumar R, Singh V, Chaubey T, Abd-Elsalam KA, Singh AK Plants (Basel) 23-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9738616
doi:10.3390/plants11233211
PMID:36501251
Role of AuNPs in Active Food Packaging Improvement: A Review Ahari H, Fakhrabadipour M, Paidari S, Goksen G, Xu B Molecules 18-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9696957
doi:10.3390/molecules27228027
PMID:36432128
Effects of Prickly Burnet (Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach.) Control and Sheep Grazing on Hay Yield and Quality on Gökçeada Island, Turkey Alatürk F, Gökkuş A, Özaslan Parlak A, Baytekin H, Tölü C Animals (Basel) 08-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9686760
doi:10.3390/ani12223073
PMID:36428300
Responses of Diversity and Productivity to Organo-Mineral Fertilizer Inputs in a High-Natural-Value Grassland, Transylvanian Plain, Romania Gaga I, Pacurar F, Vaida I, Plesa A, Rotar I Plants (Basel) 29-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9370819
doi:10.3390/plants11151975
PMID:35956453

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
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Kaempferol 5280863 Click to see 286.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00569016
Quercetin 5280343 Click to see 302.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00569016

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