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Genus:
Nicotiana (Tobacco genus) Life
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About
67 species, found mainly in the New World. Nicotiana africana is the
only indigenous species in southern Africa, endemic to Namibia. In addition,
three species are naturalised and six species are cultivated in southern Africa. The genus includes tobacco
(Nicotiana tabacum) which contains the toxic alkaloid nicotine which,
besides being addictive to people, is also used as an insecticide.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Nicotiana africana
The only indigenous Nicotiana in southern Africa, endemic to Namibia. |
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Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Nicotiana glauca (Wild Tobacco)
A declared Category 1 invader
plant in South Africa. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Nicotiana longiflora |
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Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco)
Cultivated in southern Africa, but also occurs as an escape in natural
vegetation. Contains the toxic alkaloid nicotine which, besides being
addictive to people, is also used as an insecticide. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Nicotiana alata |
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Nicotiana glauca (Wild tobacco)
Native to Argentina and Bolivia. |
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Nicotiana langsdorffii
Native from Brazil to Argentina. |
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Nicotiana longiflora
Native from Brazil to Argentina. |
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Nicotiana rustica (Aztec
Tobacco) Native from Mexico to Brazil. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Nicotiana sylvestris
Native to Argentina and Bolivia. |
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Nicotiana x sanderae A hybrid of Nicotiana alata
x Nicotiana forgetiana, with many garden varieties. |
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Herbivores in southern Africa
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