Nicotiana rustica - Citizendia

Nelson's horsenettle

Nicotiana rustica

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Nicotiana
Species:	N. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The Solanales are an order of Flowering plants included in the asterid group of Dicotyledons Some older sources used the name Polemoniales The Solanaceae is a family of Flowering plants that contains a number of important agricultural plants as well as many toxic plants Nicotiana refers to a Genus of Herbs and Shrubs of the Nightshade family ( Solanaceae) indigenous to rustica

Binomial name

Nicotiana rustica
L.^[1]

Nicotiana rustica, known in South America as Mapacho, is a very potent variety of tobacco. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. The high concentration of nicotine in its leaves makes it useful for creating organic pesticides. Nicotine is an Alkaloid found in the Nightshade family of plants ( Solanaceae) which constitutes approximately 0 A pesticide is a substance or mixture of substances used to kill a pest.

Rustica is also used for entheogenic purposes by South American shamans. An entheogen, in the strictest sense is a Psychoactive substance used in a religious or shamanic (or entheogenic) context South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Growing in the rainforest it contains up to twenty times more nicotine than common North American varieties such as N. tabacum. Most commonly, it is allowed to soak in water, and the water is then insufflated; it is also smoked in cigars and used as an enema. A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented Tobacco which is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the smoker's mouth An enema (plural enemata or enemas) is the procedure of introducing liquids into the Rectum and colon via the Anus. It is also a common admixture of Ayahuasca in some parts of the rainforest. This entry focuses on the Ayahuasca brew for information on the vine of the same name see Banisteriopsis caapi Ayahuasca

Nicotiana rustica leaves have a nicotine content as high as 9%, whereas Nicotiana tabacum (common tobacco) leaves contain about 1 to 3%. Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated Tobacco, is a perennial Herbaceous plant ^[2]

Bearing in mind all tobacco is very deadly and dangerous, Nicotiana rustica is the most potent and a very deadly species of tobacco due to its very high concentration of nicotine, a very powerful poison used as a pesticide. Death can result from skin contact when it is used as a pesticide as well as when it is smoked or injested. ^[3]

References

^ Nicotiana rustica information from NPGS/GRIN. www. ars-grin. gov. Retrieved on 2008-03-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger
^ Nicotiana sp.. artsci. wustl. edu. Retrieved on 2008-03-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger
^ Chemical Safety Information from Intergovernmental Organizations

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