Nicotiana alata

Nicotiana alata
Ornamental N. alata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Nicotiana
Species:
N. alata
Binomial name
Nicotiana alata
Synonyms
  • Nicotiana acutifolia Burb.
  • Nicotiana affinis T.Moore
  • Nicotiana decurrens C.Agardh
  • Nicotiana persica Lindl.
  • Nicotiana pseudodecurrens Steud.

Nicotiana alata is a species of tobacco. It is called jasmine tobacco, sweet tobacco, winged tobacco, tanbaku, and Persian tobacco.

Nictoiana alata is mainly grown as an ornamental plant; numerous cultivars and hybrids are derived from it. In Iran, narghila tobacco is sometimes produced from N. alata; it is not chopped like cigarette tobacco, but broken up by hand.

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