Solanaceae
Nicotiana

Nicotiana obtusifolia M.Martens & Galeotti

First published in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 12(1): 129 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. & Central U.S.A. to Mexico. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, California, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah

Introduced into:

Maryland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 14: 1-505. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 14: 1-505. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Taylor, L. [60] K:SPC-78284.000 No
Christenhuis, M.J.M. [6767] United States K000696732 Yes
Taylor, L. [66] Nicotiana palmeri K:SPC-78290.000 No
Jan 1, 1894 Hartman, C.V. [220] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063542 No
Hartweg [205] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000585284 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gentry, H.S. [1664] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063543 No
Epling, C.; Darsie, M.; Stewart, Wm.; Robison, Wm. Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063538 No
Anthony, A.W. [362] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063562 No
Brenan, J.P.M. Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063561 No
Johnston, I.M. [4282] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063537 No
Palmer, E. [166] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063555 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [6000] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063559 No
Palmer, E. [75] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063563 No
Palmer, E. [166] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063547 Yes
Palmer, E. [136] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063553 Yes
Johnston, I.M. [3150] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063534 No
Nelson, E.W. [6428] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063560 No
Carter, A.; Alexander, A.M.; Kellogg, L. [2147] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063545 No
Berlandier [1397] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000585285 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mexia, Y. [9123] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063557 No
Constance, L. [3145] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063541 No
Gentry, H.S. [4051] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063539 No
Mason, H.L. [1694] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063533 No
Johnston, I.M. [3090] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063536 No
Palmer, E. [18] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063532 No
Johnston, I.M. [3234] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063546 Yes
Palmer, E. [308] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063549 Yes
Rose, J.N. [1221] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063552 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [4231] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063540 No
Schaffner, J.G. [688] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063551 Yes
Wynd, F.L. [766] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063558 No
González O., J. [212] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063548 Yes
Palmer, E. [962] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063531 No
Palmer, E. [322] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063556 No
Palmer, E. [18] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063564 No
Johnston, I.M. [3358] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063535 No
Palmer, E. [289] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063554 Yes
Palmer, E. [114] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063550 Yes
Carter, A.; Alexander, A.M.; Kellogg, L. [1921] Mexico Nicotiana trigonophylla K000063544 No
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [660] Mexico Nicotiana ipomopsiflora K000063565 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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