Nicotiana rustica
Also known as mahorka
species of plant
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Nicotiana rustica is a species of tobacco plant that is native to South America. It has been cultivated for thousands of years and historically was an important crop for indigenous peoples and later for trade and commerce.
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Species
Nicotiana rustica
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSolanales
- FamilySolanaceae
Native toPeru
Chile Central
via GBIF · Kew POWO
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- Dettaglio - Solanaceae Nicotiana rustica Lin. Erbario Frizzi Perugia n. 83.jpg
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Nicotiana rustica, commonly known as Aztec tobacco or strong tobacco, known to the Powhatan people as Apooke, is a rainforest plant in the family Solanaceae native to South America. It is a very potent variety of tobacco, containing up to nine times more nicotine than common species of Nicotiana such as Nicotiana tabacum (common tobacco). More specifically, N. rustica leaves have a nicotine content as high as 9%, whereas N. tabacum leaves contain about 1 to 3%. The high concentration of nicotine in its leaves makes it useful for producing pesticides, and it has a wide variety of uses specific to cultures around the world. However, N. rustica is no longer cultivated in North America (except in small quantities by certain Native American tribes) as N. tabacum has replaced it.
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