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Nicotiana tabacum
Cultivated tobacco
As recorded: Nicotiana tabacum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Long, C.R.
- Collector number
- 1685
- Date
- May 2, 1964
- Locality
- Central west area of crater, Manana
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 2, 1964, Long, C.R. also collected 9 other specimens.
Nicotiana tabacum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.

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

2026-07-23
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kilauea, HI, US
(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-07
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-01
Alahaka Bay, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-26
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
no rights reserved

2026-06-09
Kaunakakai, HI 96748, USA
(c) Jane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nicotiana tabacum. BISH 51424. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956561283. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/51424.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956561283 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
