Taxon:  Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv.



Summary
Genus:
Nicotiana
Section:
Alatae
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Nicotianoideae
Nomen number:
25289
Place of publication:
Elench. pl. 26, t. 1.  1802, nom. cons.
Comment:
conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonyms (Shenzhen ICN Art. 14.4 & App. IV) Nicotiana pusilla L., nom. rej., N. humilis Mill., nom. rej., & N. tenella Cav., nom. rej.
Verified:
04/21/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (5  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv. var. plumbaginifolia

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Nicotiana angustifolia Ruiz & Pav. var. crispa (Cav.) Comes
Nicotiana crispa Cav.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: mentions
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Brummitt, R. K. 2005. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 57. Taxon 54:1100-1101. Note: proposal recommended
  4. Cabrera, A. L., dir. 1977-. Flora de la provincia de Jujuy, República Argentina.
  5. Clarkson, J. J. et al. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships in Nicotiana (Solanaceae) inferred from multiple plastid DNA regions. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 33:75-90.
  6. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  7. Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
  8. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  9. Japan Tobacco Plant Breeding & Genetic Research Laboratory. 1994. The genus Nicotiana illustrated
  10. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  11. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
  12. Knapp, S. & J. L. Clarkson. 2004. (1642) Proposal to conserve the name Nicotiana plumbaginifolia against N. pusilla, N. humilis and N. tenella (Solanaceae). Taxon 53:844-846.
  13. Knapp, S. et al. 2004. Nomenclatural changes and a new sectional classification in Nicotiana (Solanaceae). Taxon 53:78.
  14. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  15. Lewis, R. S. & J. S. Nicholson. 2007. Aspects of the evolution of Nicotiana tabacum L. and the status of the United States Nicotiana germplasm collection. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 54:728.
  16. Lim, K. Y. et al. 2006. Comparative genomics and repetitive sequence divergence in the species of diploid Nicotiana section Alatae. Plant J. 48:907-919.
  17. Lin, T. Y. et al. 2001. A genetic linkage map of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia / Nicotiana longiflora based on RFLP and RAPD markers. Theor. Appl. Genet. 103:905-911.
  18. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  19. Vignoli-Silva, M. & L. A. Mentz. 2005. O gênero Nicotiana L. (Solanaceae) no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Bot. 60:163.
  20. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida Note: introduced
  21. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemalaJalapa Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaFormosa Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguayAlto Paraguay Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGuayas Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorManabí Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruJunín Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruSan Martín Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida Note: introduced
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guerrero, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala [Jalapa]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [La Paz, Santa Cruz], Ecuador [Guayas, Manabí], Peru [Junín, San Martín]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chaco, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Jujuy, Salta], Paraguay [Alto Paraguay]
Naturalized
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
  3. Goodspeed, T. H. 1954. The genus Nicotiana. Chron. Bot. 16:403-404.
  4. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  5. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  6. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida Note: introduced
  7. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25289. Accessed 12 May 2026.