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Nicotiana tabacum

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BISH 80217Botany

Nicotiana tabacum

Cultivated tobacco

As recorded: Nicotiana tabacum L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 16851
Date: September 4, 1934
Locality: Rimatara. Anapoto near path.
Island: Rimatara
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 3 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Nicotiana tabacum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,321 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

Nicotiana tabacum observed 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)

Nicotiana tabacum observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

31 de Marzo, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chis., México

(c) Paola gomez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nicotiana tabacum observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

R1303, Prilep, Pelagonia, MK

(c) blumenzauber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nicotiana tabacum observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Othón P. Blanco, MX-QR, MX

(c) Iván Castellanos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nicotiana tabacum observed 2026-10-05

2026-10-05

Kailua Kona, HI, US

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nicotiana tabacum observed 2026-10-01

2026-10-01

Ramallah and Al-Bireh, West Bank, Palestine

(c) abedalsalam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Nicotiana tabacum. BISH 80217. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956233453. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/80217.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956233453 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026