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Nicotiana forsteri Roem. & Schult.
Family Solanaceae
Nicotiana forsteri Roem. & Schult. APNI*

Synonyms: Nicotiana debneyi Domin subsp. debneyi APNI*

Description: Herb to 1.5 m high, leaves and lower branches sparsely hairy.

Radical leaves, elliptic, to 25 cm long and to 14 cm wide; petiole to 14 cm long, broadly winged, slightly stem-clasping and auriculate at base; cauline leaves smaller, upper ones narrow-elliptic to linear and ± sessile, base auriculate and stem-clasping.

Inflorescences panicle-like, usually many-branched, densely pubescent with glandular hairs. Calyx 4–10 mm long. Corolla tube 10–25 mm long, narrow at base; 1.5–3 mm wide at top of calyx; limb 6–13 mm diam., with lobes broad, obtuse. Upper 4 anthers at the same level or nearly so; staminal filaments 6–11 mm long, inserted in lower half of corolla tube.

Capsule ellipsoid to ovoid, 5–11 mm long.


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Flowering: Chiefly Summer.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in coastal and subcoastal districts; north from Kiama area.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, LHI
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by B. J. Conn
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APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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