Jinten ireng (nigella sativa) iku salah siji spésies saka génus Nigella kang nduwéni 14 spésies. Tanduran iki kagolong family ranunculaceae. 14 spésies mau antawisipun: Nigella Arvensis, Nigella Ciliaris, Nigella Damascena, Nigella Hispanica, Nigella Integrifolia, Nigella Nigellastrum, Nigella Orientalis, lan Nigella Sativa.