Nicotiana L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 180 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is W. Canada to Guatemala, Cuba, Ecuador to S. South America and E. & S. Brazil, Namibia, Australia to S. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colorado, Cuba, Ecuador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Idaho, Juan Fernández Is., Marquesas, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Montana, Namibia, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Mexico, New South Wales, Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Oregon, Paraguay, Peru, Queensland, South Australia, Texas, Tonga, Uruguay, Utah, Victoria, Washington, Western Australia, Wyoming

Introduced into:

Alabama, Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Aruba, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Central American Pac, Central European Rus, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Corse, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Hungary, Illinois, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kazan-retto, Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Libya, Line Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marcus I., Marianas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, New York, New Zealand North, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North European Russi, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Portugal, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Rodrigues, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Selvagens, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Society Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, South European Russi, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, St.Helena, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wake I., West Himalaya, Windward Is., Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Goodspeed, The Genus Nicotiana (1954).
  • —F.T.A. 4, 2: 259

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 84 (1754).
  • Hunziker, Gen. Solanacearum: 49 (2001).
  • Nicotiana L., Sp. Pl.: 180 (1753)
  • Sp. Pl.: 180 (1753)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Chron. Bot. 16: 1–536 (1954);
  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 84 (1754);
  • Gen. Solanaceae: 49–53 (2001)
  • Japan Tobacco Inc., Nicotiana Illustrated: 1–293 (1994);
  • Journ. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 3: 1–56 (1981);
  • Sp. Pl. 1: 180 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 12, 2006 Wood, J.R.I., et al [20969] Bolivia K000036746 Yes
Oct 1, 1968 Lourteig, A. [2123] Brazil K001073325 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Reitz, R.; Klein, R.M. [7178] Brazil K001073330 Yes
Jan 30, 1938 s.coll. [s.n.] K001073326 Yes
Jan 1, 1930 Gay, C. [s.n.] Chile K000585297 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lüönd, B.; Brücker, W. [21.10] Brazil K001073324 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [11372] Brazil K001073291 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001073328 Yes
Brücher, H. [10302] Brazil K001073332 Yes
Taylor, L. [47] K:SPC-76806.000 No
Weir, J. [421] Brazil K001073288 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [5399] Paraguay K001073292 Yes
Anderson, C.L. [38] United States K000759857 Type Yes
Smith, L.B.; Reitz, R. [10290] Brazil K001073285 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132454 Unknown Type Material Yes
Andrade, K.; Freire, E.; Figueirêdo, L. [234] Brazil K001073334 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [10157] Mexico K000063529 No
Sellow [227] Brazil K001073287 Yes
Miers, J. [4544] Brazil K001073289 Yes
Taylor, L. [40] K:SPC-76804.000 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 525] United Kingdom K000914304 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132456 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001073293 Yes
Taylor, L. [38] K:SPC-78269.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma K001132455 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brücher, H. [10302] Brazil K001073331 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L. [35442] Brazil K001073284 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [3886] Brazil K001073290 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001073327 Yes
Lüönd, B.; Brücker, W. [21.10] Brazil K001073323 Yes
Taylor, L. [59] K:SPC-78283.000 No
Taylor, L. [42] K:SPC-78270.000 No
Gay, C. [s.n.] Chile K000585296 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000759853 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dusén, P. [8911] Brazil K001073286 Yes
Andrade, K.; Freire, E.; Figueirêdo, L. [234] Brazil K001073333 Yes
Chile K000585295 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001073329 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0