Tex-Mex Tobacco
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nicotiana plumbaginifolia
- Genus
- Nicotiana
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in Tropics
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar, Delhi
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Solanaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- বন তামাক
About Tex-Mex Tobacco
Tex-Mex Tobacco (Nicotiana plumbaginifolia) is a herb belonging to the Solanaceae family (Nightshade/Tomato family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose (extra-axillary) flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across Naturalized in Tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
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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