Nicotiana sect. Paniculatae
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Nicotiana sect. Paniculatae is a section of the tobacco genus ( Nicotiana ). Seven species are counted to it.
description
The species of the Paniculatae section are strong herbaceous plants or small trees . The leaves are stalked and usually hairy with short, downy trichomes .
The flowers open during the day. The crown is radially symmetrical, tubular and greenish or yellow in color. The corolla tube is straight, the corolla lobes small and rounded.
The number of chromosomes is n = 12.
distribution
The species are common in western South America .
Systematics
The Paniculatae section includes the following species:
- Nicotiana benavidesii Goodsp.
- Nicotiana cordifolia Phil.
- Nicotiana cutleri D'Arcy
- Nicotiana knightiana Goodsp.
- Nicotiana paniculata L.
- Nicotiana raimondii JF Macbr.
- Nicotiana solanifolia Walp.
proof
- Sandra Knapp, Mark W. Chase and James J. Clarkson: Nomenclatural changes and a new sectional classification in Nicotiana (Solanaceae) . In: Taxon , Volume 53, Number 1, February 2004. pp. 73-82.