Nicotiana paniculata, the small-flowered tobacco, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to western Peru, and introduced to the Canary Islands.[1][2] It is a parent of the economically important species Nicotiana rustica (Aztec tobacco).[3]

Nicotiana paniculata
Close-up of flowers
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Nicotiana
Species:
N. paniculata
Binomial name
Nicotiana paniculata
Synonyms[1]
  • Nicotiana pallida Salisb.
  • Nicotiana viridiflora Lehm.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nicotiana paniculata L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Nicotiana paniculata (NIOPA)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ Sierro, N.; Battey, J. N. D.; Bovet, L.; Liedschulte, V.; Ouadi, S.; Thomas, J.; Broye, H.; Laparra, H.; Vuarnoz, A.; Lang, G.; Goepfert, S.; Peitsch, M. C.; Ivanov, N. V. (2018). "The impact of genome evolution on the allotetraploid Nicotiana rustica – an intriguing story of enhanced alkaloid production". BMC Genomics. 19 (1): 855. doi:10.1186/s12864-018-5241-5. PMC 6267829. PMID 30497378.