Nicotiana

For the agricultural product, see Tobacco.

Nicotiana
Nicotiana tabacum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Tribe: Nicotianeae
Genus: Nicotiana
L.
Type species
Nicotiana tabacum
L.
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Amphipleis Raf.
  • Blenocoes Raf.
  • Dittostigma Phil.
  • Eucapnia Raf.
  • Langsdorfia Raf.
  • Lehmannia Spreng.
  • Merinthe Salisb.
  • Nicotia Opiz
  • Nicotidendron Griseb.
  • Perieteris Raf.
  • Polydiclis Miers
  • Sairanthus G.Don
  • Siphaulax Raf.
  • Tabacum Gilib.
  • Tabacus Moench
  • Waddingtonia Phil.

Nicotiana (/ˌnɪkoʊʃiˈeɪnə, nɪˌkoʊ-, -kɒti-, -ˈɑːnə, -ˈænə/[2][3][4]) 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 as ornamental garden plants. N. tabacum is grown worldwide for the cultivation of tobacco leaves used for manufacturing and producing tobacco products, including cigars, cigarillos, cigarettes, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, snuff, and snus.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference powo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Nicotiana". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
  3. ^ "Nicotiana". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  4. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607