Nicotiana tabacum

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q181095
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Summary

Nicotiana tabacum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,671 views/month, #1,079 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Poisonous Plant of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • Parent taxon: Nicotiana[5]
  • Taxon name: Nicotiana tabacum[6]
  • Subclass of: annual plant[7], poisonous plant[8]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[9], tobacco use disorder[10], stimulant foodstuff[11]
  • Commons category: Nicotiana tabacum[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Nicotiana tabacum[13]
  • Commons gallery: Nicotiana tabacum[14]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[15]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 67(1)[17]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=25309[18]
  • This taxon is source of: tobacco smell[19]
  • Short name: N. tabacum[20]
  • Taxon common name: baco[21], cultivated tobacco[22], 煙草[23], Tabak[24], 红花烟草[25], tabák virginský[26], virginiantupakka[27], 烟草[28], 烟叶[29], 菸草[30], tabaquera[31]

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Identifiers

Nicotiana tabacum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 165709[32]. Nicotiana tabacum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4097[33]. Nicotiana tabacum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581050[34]. Nicotiana tabacum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2928774[35]. Nicotiana tabacum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30568[36].

Why It Matters

Nicotiana tabacum has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Nicotiana tabacum receive?

Honors received include Poisonous Plant of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → nicotiana-tabacum
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  2. 8w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apni id → 94015, 434550
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  3. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → medicinal plant, tobacco use disorder, stimulant foodstuff
    Instance of → taxon
    Topic's main category → Category:Nicotiana tabacum
    Instance of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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