Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Nicotiana tabacum
tabaco, petén, hierba santa, tabacco
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Nicotiana
Species
tabacum
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1884
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Nicotiana tabacum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=779. Accessed 15 May 2025.