BISH 181731Botany

Nicotiana tabacum

Cultivated tobacco

As recorded: Nicotiana tabacum L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 3059
Date: November 4, 1931
Locality: Gagamalae.
Island: Savaii
Region: Samoa
Elevation: 5 m
Identified by: Christophersen, E.
Record type: Preserved specimen

123 Bishop specimens of Nicotiana tabacum · collected 1864–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 4, 1931, Christophersen, E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Nicotiana tabacum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1931. 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 181731. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956308127. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/181731.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956308127 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026