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Nicotiana

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Nicotiana

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Also known as tobacco plant, tobacco

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 as ornamental garden plants. 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.

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Nicotiana is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae, commonly known as tobacco. The scientific name is Nicotiana L., with Linnaeus, 1753, cited as the authority. It is named after Jean Nicot. The genus belongs to the order Solanales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta within the kingdom Plantae.

The genus has an accepted status. In Australia and South Pacific Islands, the genus includes species such as Nicotiana africana. It has been introduced to various locations, including Alabama, Albania, Algeria, and Austria. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Mexico, the United States, and Brazil.

Synthesized by Vinony from 48 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

tree tobacco

Nicotiana

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderSolanales
  5. FamilySolanaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile North
Observations43,287
Observations recorded156,497

煙草屬（學名：Nicotiana），又名炮仔草屬， 是茄科一年生草本植物。烟草属大约有60多种，但真正用于制造卷菸和烟丝的，基本只有红花菸草（Nicotiana tabacum），此外还有少部分用黄花菸草（Nicotiana rustica），其他品种很少用，所以日常生活提及的煙草，多數指這兩個物種。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,767
With media
930
Family
Solanaceae
Collections
FCF-UANL, FC-UNAM, IBUNAM, INECOL, CIIDIR-IPN, FESI-UNAM
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Brazil
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Research

41,602 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Solanaceae
Named after
Jean Nicot
Image
Tabak 9290019.JPG
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taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Nicotiana
taxon name
Nicotiana
topic's main category
Category:Nicotiana
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8235
Commons gallery
Nicotiana
taxon common name
烟草属
different from
tobacco
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • Manmade hybrids
  • Formerly placed here
  • Etymology
  • Ecology
  • Cultivation
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

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 as ornamental garden plants. 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==

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