Nicotiana tomentosiformis
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Nicotiana tomentosiformis is a perennial
herbaceous
plant. It is a wild species of tobacco
native to the Yungas
Valley region in the eastern piedmont of the Andes
Mountains, primarily in Bolivia
.
Recent genetic evidence suggests it is one of the parent species of the common domesticated tobacco
(Nicotiana tabacum
), which was hybridized along with the species Nicotiana sylvestris
, and possibly Nicotiana otophora
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
herbaceous
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
plant. It is a wild species of tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
native to the Yungas
Yungas
The Yungas is a stretch of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from southeastern Peru through central Bolivia. It is a transitional zone between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests. Like the surrounding areas, it has characteristics of the Neotropic ecozone...
Valley region in the eastern piedmont of the Andes
Andes
The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...
Mountains, primarily in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
.
Recent genetic evidence suggests it is one of the parent species of the common domesticated tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
(Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is a perennial herbaceous plant. It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the Nicotiana genus, and its leaves are commercially grown in many countries to be processed into tobacco. It grows to heights between 1...
), which was hybridized along with the species Nicotiana sylvestris
Nicotiana sylvestris
Nicotiana sylvestris is a species of wild tobacco known by the common names Woodland Tobacco and South American Tobacco. It is native to South America, and is often grown in gardens for its scented flowers. The scent is strongest at night, so as to attract pollinating moths...
, and possibly Nicotiana otophora
Nicotiana otophora
Nicotiana otophora is a perennial herbaceous plant. It is a wild species of tobacco native to the Andes Mountains of Bolivia and Argentina....
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