Nicotiana alata

Species of flowering plant

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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

Link & Otto

Synonyms[1]

* 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,[2] sweet tobacco,[3] 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.

* Flowering season: Summer to fall
* Light requirements: Sun to partial shade
* Flower color: Lime green, maroon red, white, yellow, pink, and crimson
* Height: 30 to 60 cm [12 to 24 in]
* Spacing: 30 to 40 cm [12 to 16 in]
* Comments: Low drought tolerance

Has a lovely fragrance in the evening to night. Most varieties bloom late-afternoon to evening. Seedlings do best when gradually introduced to outdoor environment over the course of a week. Plants tend to self-sow. (Color may be the original or occasionally several colors on one plant). Deadhead spent flower stalks for best blooming results.

## References

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1. ^ "Nicotiana alata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
2. ^ NRCS. "Nicotiana alata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 29 January 2016.
3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

Taxon identifiers

Nicotiana alata|

* Wikidata: Q924207
* Wikispecies: Nicotiana alata
* APDB: 167831
* APNI: 77155
* BioLib: 40779
* BOLD: 438624
* Calflora: 5856
* CoL: 47CZN
* EoL: 486699
* EPPO: NIOAL
* EUNIS: 185067
* GBIF: 2928761
* GRIN: 25252
* iNaturalist: 165703
* IPNI: 816845-1
* IRMNG: 11267735
* ITIS: 503954
* MichiganFlora: 2894
* MoBotPF: 287165
* NatureServe: 2.134059
* NBN: NBNSYS0000014396
* NCBI: 4087
* NZOR: 41cd10af-172b-45c6-8875-c06e0db3a1da
* NZPCN: 3201
* Observation.org: 7091
* Open Tree of Life: 379008
* PfaF: Nicotiana alata
* PFI: 9610
* Plant List: kew-2382861
* PLANTS: NIAL
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:816845-1
* RHS: 103915
* Tropicos: 29600181
* VASCAN: 9357
* WFO: wfo-0001023652

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