Nicotiana Linnaeus. Tobacco.
A genus of about 65-80 species, herbs, shrubs, and small trees, of America, Australia, and s. Pacific areas. Fernald (1950) describes the genus as "rank, acrid-narcotic American herbs". Sectional classification shown in the key follows Knapp, Chase, & Clarkson (2004).
Ref: Barboza et al. In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Fernald (1950); Goodspeed (1954); Knapp in FNA (in prep.); Knapp, Chase, & Clarkson (2004). Show full citations.
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