Nicotiana glutinosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Nicotiana |
Species: | N. glutinosa
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Binomial name | |
Nicotiana glutinosa |
Nicotiana glutinosa is a species of tobacco plant that is economically important in tobacco hybrids. N. glutinosa is native to western South America, including Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is a model organism for the study of Tobacco mosaic virus resistance in tobacco.[2][3]
N. glutinosa is a Dicotyledon and is from the family of Solanaceae.[4] The use of N. glutinosa in tobamoviruses allowed for the death of lesions within the plant.[5] They are a C3 photosynthesizing plant and are a photoautotroph. [6] They are hosts to the Ageratum leaf curl virus.[7] This species is eaten by potato tuberworms.[8] Other synonyms of N.glutinosa include Blenocoes longiflora Raf., Nicotiana militaris L., and Tabacus viscidus Moench.[9]