Nicotiana sylvestris Speg.

South american tobacco (en), Tabac des Andes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Nicotiana

Characteristics

Short-lived perennial, 1-2 m tall, strongly glandular-viscid. Stem lvs sessile, ± broad-elliptic, ± amplexicaul, puberulent, especially on veins; apex acute to abruptly acuminate; lower lvs to c. 50 × 30 cm, the upper much smaller. False raceme narrow, dense, with few branches; fls numerous, fragrant. Calyx 1.5-2 cm long; teeth 4-5 mm long, 4 narrow-triangular, 1 ovate, all short-acuminate. Corolla salverform, white; tube 6-8.5 cm long, ± fusiform; lobes 0.5-1.3 cm long, triangular-ovate, acute to short-acuminate, becoming somewhat reflexed. Capsule 1.5-2 cm long, ovoid. Seed 0.5-0.75 mm long, oblong or irregular, rugulose.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 22
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Nicotiana sylvestris leaf picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Nicotiana sylvestris flower picture by Alexandra Rys (cc-by-sa)
Nicotiana sylvestris flower picture by Paul Davies (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Nicotiana sylvestris world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), New Zealand, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:169850-2
WFO ID wfo-0001023985
COL ID 6RY4V
BDTFX ID 79397
INPN ID 717332
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Nicotiana sylvestris