Nicotiana × sanderae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Nicotianoideae
Tribus: Nicotianeae
Genus: Nicotiana
Sectio: Nicotiana sect. Alatae
Species: Nicotiana × sanderae
Name

Nicotiana × sanderae W.Watson, 1904.

Formula hybridae: Nicotiana alata Link & Otto × Nicotiana forgetiana Hemsl.

References

Watson, W. 1904. Flora and Sylva. A Monthly Review for Lovers of Garden, Woodland, Tree or Flower; New and Rare Plants, Trees, Shrubs, and Fruits; the Garden Beautiful, Home Woods, and Home Landscape. London 2: 216.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nicotiana × sanderae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Nicotiana × sanderae is a hybrid of the tobacco species Nicotiana alata and Nicotiana forgetiana.[1] It is the most common Nicotiana variety found and sold in the United Kingdom. Nicotiana × sanderae requires soft soil mixed with sand to thrive. The plant will grow to heights of 3 feet (0.91 m) and will give off a sweet scent in the evening, like most Nicotiana plants. Nicotiana × sanderae are not hardy against frost and will die if they come in contact with it. They withstand drought. Because of their size, N. × sanderae are used as a house or garden plant.

An analytical study published in 1963 concluded that N. × sanderae leaves have a low nicotine concentration and a moderately low nornicotine concentration.[1]
References

Harold, Smith; Dorothy, Abashian (1963). "Chromatographic investigations on the alkaloid content of Nicotiana species and interspecific combinations". American Journal of Botany. 50 (5): 435–447. doi:10.2307/2440313. JSTOR 2440313.