Nicotiana langsdorffii,Langsdorff's tobacco,[1] is aspecies offlowering plant in the nightshadefamily Solanaceae,native to Brazil.Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall by 0.5 m (1.6 ft) broad, it is anannual plant with large sticky leaves up to 10 in (25 cm) long. It bears 2 in (5.1 cm) long, nodding, tubular bell-shaped flowers that are apple green in colour, with blueanthers.N. langsdorfii lacks fragrance, unlike some of the other tall species. It is grown as anornamental garden plant.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Nicotiana |
| Species: | N. langsdorffii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nicotiana langsdorffii | |
Like other species in the genus,N. langsdorffii can cause severe discomfort and irritation if consumed.
This plant has gained theRoyal Horticultural Society'sAward of Garden Merit.[3][4]
Etymology
editThe species namelangsdorffii is in honour ofG. I. Langsdorff, who was the Russian Consul inRio de Janeiro. Langsdorf was responsible for an expedition to explore the interior of Brazil in the 1820s.[2]
References
edit- ^NRCS."Nicotiana langsdorffii".PLANTS Database.United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved20 July 2015.
- ^ab"The National Garden Bureau". Archived fromthe original on 2015-04-21. Retrieved2014-07-23.
- ^"RHS Plantfinder -Nicotiana langsdorffii".Archived from the original on 2018-04-14. Retrieved13 April 2018.
- ^"AGM Plants - Ornamental"(PDF).Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 69.Archived(PDF) from the original on 2022-05-30. Retrieved13 April 2018.
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