Nicotiana tabacum

Nicotiana tabacum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 180 (1753).

Nicotiana tabacum L., Photo by Nguyen Hoang Nam

The native range of this species is Bolivia. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a poison, a medicine and invertebrate food, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.

Vietnamese name: 

Thuốc lá, Lão bẩu (Tày), Yên thảo, Jờ rào (Kho)

Latin name: 

Nicotiana tabacum L.

Family: 

Solanaceae

Uses: 

Stop bleeding, snake bites (whole tree pounding drinking water, covering residue).

Distribution:

Plant.

Flowering and fruiting season:

March-August