Nicotiana
genus of plants
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Summary
Nicotiana is a taxon[1]. Nicotiana ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,544 views/month, #1,020 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Named after: Jean Nicot[4]
- Parent taxon: Solanaceae[5]
- Taxon name: Nicotiana[6]
- Commons category: Nicotiana[7]
- Replaced synonym (for nom. nov.): Lehmannia[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nicotiana[9]
- Commons gallery: Nicotiana[10]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 67(1)[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8235[16]
- This taxon is source of: tobacco leaf[17]
- Taxon common name: tobacco[18], Tabak[19], 烟草属[20]
- Different from: tobacco[21]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[22]
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Identifiers
Nicotiana's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 58335[23]. Nicotiana's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4085[24]. Nicotiana's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38459[25]. Nicotiana's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2928756[26]. Nicotiana's ITIS TSN is recorded as 30562[27].
Why It Matters
Nicotiana has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Nicotiana is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]