
Nicotiana tabacum
Cultivated tobacco
As recorded: Nicotiana tabacum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Pollock, J.B.
- Collector number
- 29
- Date
- July 31, 1923
- Locality
- Peale Island, in coral sand
- Island
- Peale Island
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Pollock, J.B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 31, 1923, Pollock, J.B. also collected 4 other specimens.
Nicotiana tabacum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,321 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Rua de Cima de Vila, Paço de Sousa, Norte, PT
(c) Goreti Fonseca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
31 de Marzo, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chis., México
(c) Paola gomez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
R1303, Prilep, Pelagonia, MK
(c) blumenzauber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Othón P. Blanco, MX-QR, MX
(c) Iván Castellanos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
Ramallah and Al-Bireh, West Bank, Palestine
(c) abedalsalam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Nicotiana tabacum. BISH 181709. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956565860. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/181709.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956565860 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
