Nicotiana
genus of plants
Nicotiana () is a genus of herbaceous plants and shrubs in the family Solanaceae that is indigenous to the Americas, Australia, Southwestern Africa and the South Pacific. Various Nicotiana species, commonly referred to as tobacco plants, are cultivated by humans.
N. tabacum is grown worldwide for the cultivation of tobacco leaves that are used for manufacturing and producing tobacco products, including cigars, cigarillos, cigarettes, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, snuff, snus, etc.
Taxonomy
Species
The 79 accepted and known species include:
Nicotiana acuminata (Graham) Hook. – manyflower tobacco or many-flowered tobacco
Nicotiana africana Merxm.
Nicotiana alata Link & Otto – jasmine tobacco, sweet tobacco, winged tobacco, Persian tobacco, tanbaku (in Persian)
Nicotiana attenuata Torrey ex S. Watson – coyote tobacco
Nicotiana benthamiana Domin – benth, benthi
Nicotiana bilybara M.W.Chase & Christenh.
Nicotiana candelabra M.W.Chase & Christenh.
Nicotiana clarksonii M.W.Chase & Christenh.
Nicotiana clevelandii A. Gray – Cleveland's tobacco
Nicotiana erytheia M.W.Chase & Christenh.
Nicotiana gascoynica M.W.Chase & Christenh.
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