Not a branch of facial nerve-(JIPMER 10)
The lingual nerve is a branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V3), which supplies sensory innervation to the tongue. It also carries fibers from the facial nerve, which return taste information from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, via the chorda tympani.
Branch to stylohyoid muscle
Chorda tympani nerve
Lingual nerve
Greater petrosal nerve