Nicotiana tabacum

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Nicotiana tabacum is the cultivated tobacco plant, widely grown for its leaves used in the production of cigarettes and other tobacco products.

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Nicotiana tabacum canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultivated plant
flowering plant
plant species
authority Carl Linnaeus
surface form: Linnaeus
binomialName Nicotiana tabacum
class Magnoliopsida
commonName cultivated tobacco
tobacco
containsCompound alkaloids
nicotine
tar precursors
cultivatedIn Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
describedInYear 1753
division Magnoliophyta
economicUse cash crop
industrial crop
family Solanaceae
flowerColor pink
white
genus Nicotiana
growthForm herbaceous plant
healthImpact source of addictive nicotine in tobacco products
kingdom Plantae
leafType broadleaf
lifeCycle annual
nativeTo South America
order Solanales
originRegion Andean region
plantPartHarvested leaves
pollination insect-pollinated
processingStep curing of leaves
fermentation of leaves
propagationMethod seed
relatedTo Nicotiana
surface form: Nicotiana rustica
requires warm climate
well-drained soil
taxonRank species
usedFor chewing tobacco production
cigar production
cigarette production
pipe tobacco production
snuff production
usedInIndustry tobacco industry

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Asterids includesSpecies Nicotiana tabacum
Solanaceae includesSpecies Nicotiana tabacum
Vueltabajo agriculturalProduct Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana hasSpecies Nicotiana tabacum