Nicotiana langsdorffii

Nicotiana langsdorffii, Langsdorff's tobacco,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to Brazil. Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall by 0.5 m (1.6 ft) broad, it is an annual 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 blue anthers. N. langsdorfii lacks fragrance, unlike some of the other tall species. It is grown as an ornamental garden plant.[2]

Nicotiana langsdorffii
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 the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

Etymology

The species name langsdorffii is in honour of G. I. Langsdorff, who was the Russian Consul in Rio de Janeiro. Langsdorf was responsible for an expedition to explore the interior of Brazil in the 1820s.[2]

References
  1. "Nicotiana langsdorffii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. "The National Garden Bureau". Archived from the original on 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  3. "RHS Plantfinder - Nicotiana langsdorffii". Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 69. Retrieved 13 April 2018.


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