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Tobacco (Nicotiana glutinosa)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: leaves Nicotiana glutinosa-is a species of-tobacco plant-that is economically important in-tobacco-hybrids.-N. glutinosa-is native to western-South America, including-Bolivia,-Ecuador, and-Peru. It is a-model organism-for the study of-Tobacco Mosaic Virus-resistance in tobacco Nicotiana is a genus of herbaceous plants and shrubs of the family Solanaceae, that is indigenous to the Americas, Australia, south west Africa and the South Pacific. Various Nicotiana species, commonly referred to as tobacco plants, are cultivated as ornamental garden plants. N. tabacum is grown worldwide for production of tobacco leaf for cigarettes and other tobacco products.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Solanales

            • Family: Solanaceae

              • Genus: Nicotiana