Nicotiana longiflora
The Langblütige tobacco (Nicotiana longiflora ) is a species of the genus tobacco (Nicotiana ).
Features
The Langblütige Tobacco is an annual plant reaches or short-lived perennial plant, the plant height of 60 to 100 centimeters. The plant is sparsely hairy. The lower leaves are 10 to 30 inches long and oval - elliptical, their stems are winged. The upper leaves are amplexicaul. The flowers are 4 to 12 inches long. The cup has 10 ribs or furrows. The corolla tube is very narrow, about 5 inches long, finely hairy and pale yellow, gray or reddish colored.
The flowering period extends from July to August.
Occurrence
The Langblütige tobacco occurs at Ruderalplätzen and floodplains in southern South America.
System
The species is classified within the genus Nicotiana in the section alatae. Molecular biological studies have shown that Nicotiana plumbaginifolia the sister species Nicotiana longiflora is about.
Use
The Langblütige tobacco is rarely used as an ornamental plant for summer flowerbeds and as aromatic plant. The species is in cultivation since the first half of the 19th century.