Herbaceous
annual to about 2 m tall; leaves alternate, simple, elliptic,
base cordate-clasping, margin entire, apex acute; flowers terminal
and from upper nodes; corolla tubular; fruit a capsule. Image
at left photographed in Cooperativa.return to: checklist; family Solanaceae; keys
Herbaceous
annual to about 2 m tall; leaves alternate, simple, elliptic,
base cordate-clasping, margin entire, apex acute; flowers terminal
and from upper nodes; corolla tubular; fruit a capsule. Image
at left photographed in Cooperativa.
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Originally from South America, tobacco is now cultivated throughout the world. Spontaneous individuals can be found in the vicinity of settlements, as at the camp area of Kiuic.
