About Tex-Mex Tobacco
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia is a species of tobacco plant known as Tex-Mex tobacco. The species epithet, "plumbaginifolia", is from the leaves bearing similarity to those of the genus Plumbago.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nicotiana plumbaginifolia
- Genus
- Nicotiana
- Family
- SOLANACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- বন তামাক
Botanical family
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Tex-Mex Tobacco belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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