Nicotiana suaveolens

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Read about Nicotiana suaveolens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Nicotiana suaveolens, Lehm. Herbaceous, annual or biennial, usually viscid: st. 1-2 ft. tall, densely villous at base, glabrous above: Lvs. at base subpetiolate, spatulate, obtuse, above ovate-lanceolate, acute, undulate, petiole decurrent, the uppermost nearly sessile or clasping, acuminate, villous: fls. pedicellate, nodding, distant, bracteolate, in terminal racemes; calyx 5- toothed, striate, tubular, pubescent; teeth linear- lanceolate, narrow, acuminate, unequal; corolla greenish purple, night-opening, fragrant, pubescent, salverform; tube slender, cylindric, striate, 4 times longer than the calyx; limb purplish without, white within; somewhat 2-lipped, the upper lobes very small, all subrotund, obtuse or emarginate: caps, ovate, obtuse, nearly equaling the calyx. Austral.—It is said to grow in moderate shade. Var. undulata, Comes (N. undulata, Vent., not Ruiz & Pav.). The plant is taller: Lvs. large, undulate: fls. larger. B.M. 673. Var. macrantha, Comes (N. fragrans, Bern.). The st. is glabrous: Lvs. oblique, subcordate-ovate, sinuate-repand, acute: corolla large, white, mouth expanded; lobes obtuse. B.M. 4865. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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