Nigella sativa
species of annual flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nigella sativa is a black cumin (also known as nigella or kalonji).[1] It is an annual flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is from south and southwest Asia. Nigella sativa can grow to be 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in) tall.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Nigella |
Species: | N. sativa |
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The black cumin fruit has numerous seeds which are used as spice, sometimes as a replacement for original black cumin Bunium bulbocastanum. These two plants are both called 'black cumin' on account of their seeds.