Nicotiana langsdorffii, Langsdorff's tobacco,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to Brazil. Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall by 0.5 m (1.6 ft) broad, it is an annual plant with large sticky leaves up to 10 in (25 cm) long. It bears 2 in (5.1 cm) long, nodding, tubular bell-shaped flowers that are apple green in colour, with blue anthers. N. langsdorfii lacks fragrance, unlike some of the other tall species. It is grown as an ornamental garden plant.[2]
Like other species in the genus, N. langsdorffii can cause severe discomfort and irritation if consumed.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
The species name langsdorffii is in honour of G. I. Langsdorff, who was the Russian Consul in Rio de Janeiro. Langsdorf was responsible for an expedition to explore the interior of Brazil in the 1820s.[2]
Nicotiana langsdorffii, Langsdorff's tobacco, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to Brazil. Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall by 0.5 m (1.6 ft) broad, it is an annual plant with large sticky leaves up to 10 in (25 cm) long. It bears 2 in (5.1 cm) long, nodding, tubular bell-shaped flowers that are apple green in colour, with blue anthers. N. langsdorfii lacks fragrance, unlike some of the other tall species. It is grown as an ornamental garden plant.
Like other species in the genus, N. langsdorffii can cause severe discomfort and irritation if consumed.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.
La Nicotiana langsdorffii Weinmann, è una pianta della famiglia Solanaceae, diffusa prevalentemente in Sud America (Brasile, Argentina, Paraguay).
Klocktobak (Nicotiana langsdorffii) är en art inom familjen potatisväxter och förekommer naturligt från Brasilien till Argentina och östra Paraguay. Det är en ettårig ört som odlas som utplanteringsväxt i Sverige.
Plantor under namnen N. langsdorffii var. longiflora Comes och N. langsdorffii var. grandiflora Comes är troligen hybrider med stor blomstertobak (N. alata).
Klocktobak (Nicotiana langsdorffii) är en art inom familjen potatisväxter och förekommer naturligt från Brasilien till Argentina och östra Paraguay. Det är en ettårig ört som odlas som utplanteringsväxt i Sverige.
Plantor under namnen N. langsdorffii var. longiflora Comes och N. langsdorffii var. grandiflora Comes är troligen hybrider med stor blomstertobak (N. alata).