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888. NICOTIANA GOSSEI
Author(s) -
Chase Mark W.,
Christenhusz Maarten J. M.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/curt.12247
Subject(s) - nicotiana , botany , biology , geography , solanaceae , gene , biochemistry
Summary Nicotiana gossei is the preferred species of Nicotiana used for chewing by native Australians. It was previously a widely traded commodity. We here describe and illustrate this formerly economically important species from plants collected in the Northern Territory of Australia and cultivated at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Its ecology, traditional uses, cytology and cultivation are discussed.