Nicotiana is a genus of herbaceous plants and shrubs in the family Solanaceae that is indigenous to the Americas, Australia, Southwestern Africa and the South Pacific. Various Nicotiana species, commo
Cross section of Nicotiana tabacum corolla, showing pistil and stamens
Illustration with photographs of tobacco leaves infested by tobacco beetles (Lasioderma serricorne) from Runner, G. A., The tobacco beetle (1919), Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Biodiversity Heritage Library
Solanaceae, commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales. The family contains approximately 2,700 species, several of which are used as agricultural crops,
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Pink, double-flowered Brugmansia cultivar
Petunia × atkinsiana, a herbaceous annual commonly cultivated as a summer bedding plant