Composition and characterization by gcms of the essential oil extracted from nicotiana glauca graham. Foliage leaves are alternate, bluish to gray green in color. Learn more about tree tobacco uses, effectiveness, possible side effects, interactions, dosage, user ratings and products that contain tree tobacco. The progeny of the nicotiana glauca and nicotiana suaveolens cross, which occurs in victoria, is known as nicotiana x flinderiensis. The obtained essential oils were dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate and. Rinez and others published assessment of the antifungal activity of nicotiana glauca graham aqueous and organic extracts against some pathogenic and antagonistic fungi. In an attempt to determine whether low epidermal conductances to water vapor diffusion of senescing leaves were caused by internal changes in guard cells or by factors external to guard cells, stomatal behavior was examined in intact senescing and nonsenescing leaves of nicotiana glauca graham, tree tobacco, grown in the field or in an environmental chamber.
Ovule and gametophyte development in nicotiana glauca graham. Nicotiana glauca graham solanaceae or tree tobacco is an evergreen perennial plant, belonging to the same genus with cultivated tobacco n. The leaves were submitted to water distillation for 4 h, using a clevengertype apparatus. Nicotiana glauca graham solanaceae, a new invasive plant in. Morphologically, it may be distinguished from tobacco due to the nonpubescent glabrous leaves and the yellow flowers 1 figure 1. Nicotiana glauca graham solanaceae, a new invasive plant.
Due to respiratory failure, orotracheal intubation was performed to secure the airway. Pdf assessment of the antifungal activity of nicotiana. Has parent solanaceae preferred name nicotiana glauca graham. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Raised in 1827 from seeds communicated without specific name, to the royal botanic garden, edinburgh, by mr.
Acute respiratory failure due to nicotiana glauca ingestion ncbi. Nicotiana glauca graham is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus nicotiana family solanaceae. Nicotiana glauca graham a tree tobacco in maharashtra. Nicotiana glauca global invasive species database gisd. You can change the display of the base map and layers by clicking on the layer control box in. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. According to an internet search, the plant sample was identified as n. List of icpn names in nicotiana list of names from icpn, hrusas crosswalk, and jepson flora in nicotiana. It is a treelike shrub that may reach a height of 6 m. The leaves are stalked, alternate, elliptical to lanceolate or oval, pointed, bluish or greyishgreen. Graham after an episodic flooding event in the arid zone of australia journal of arid environments, 60 4. A sample of the plant that was eaten was requested from the patients relatives. Abstract the development of ovule and megagametophyte is examined in nicotiana glauca, using light microscopy. It is in leaf all year, in flower from august to october, and the seeds ripen from september to october.
Nicotiana glauca graham solanaceae information from the index of california plant names. Nicotiana glauca graham tree tobacco subordinate taxa. Heavy metal accumulation by nicotiana glauca graham in a solid waste disposal site. The main focus of the eunis species component is to provide relevant information about the european species protected by directives, conventions and agreements. Nicotiana suaveolens, nicotiana simulans and nicotiana goodspeedii. In the present research work, nicotiana glauca graham was used as a potential source of biologically active compounds. The record derives from tropicos which reports it as an accepted name record 29600076 with original publication details. The first locality was discovered in 1977 on the island of lokrum, but has. The south american species nicotiana glauca graham solanaceae is invasive in the western mediterranean and has been found for the first time at four localities in croatia.
Not evaluated iucn the eunis species component has very limited information about this species. Anabasine acts as a nicotinic receptor agonist and elicits effects by stimulating receptors in the central and autonomic nervous systems and in the neuromuscular junction. The antifungal activity of leaf and flower aqueous and organic extracts petroleum ether, chloroforme and methanol was assessed in vitro against three phytopathogenic fungi and two antagonistic agents. Nicotiana glauca is a species of wild tobacco known by the common name tree tobacco. Acute respiratory failure due to nicotiana glauca ingestion. Various nicotiana species, commonly referred to as tobacco plants, are cultivated as ornamental garden plants. Barazani o, peramachi sathiyamoorthy, manandhar u, vulkan r, golangoldhirsh a, 2004. Composition and characterization by gcms of the essential oil extracted from nicotiana glauca graham fresh leaves of n. Nicotiana glauca in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The south american species nicotiana glauca graham solanaceae is invasive in the western mediterranean and has been found for the first time at four. Canary islands nicotiana glauca thrives in disturbed habitats as well as sandy. Nicotiana glauca at global biodiversity information facility.
Nicotiana glauca, a dicot, is a tree or shrub that is not native to california. Image credit to australian national botanic gardens. Cases of human poisoning associated with nicotiana glauca graham are quite rare. Smith at monkwood, whose son sent them from buenos. The toxin stimulates the acetylcholine receptors in the central and autonomic nervous systems. The leaves of the nicotiana glauca are large, alternate, petiole, ovate, and bluegreen in color with that powdery coating, which are smoked for ritual purposes by navajo indians. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It contains the alkaloid anabasine, which is highly toxic to humans. Patients may consume the plant by mistaking it for spinach or use it as a folk remedy. Anabasine is more toxic than nicotine and can cause fetal deformities in livestock when the mother ingests small amounts of plant material during early pregnancy. Pdf heavy metal accumulation by nicotiana glauca graham. Accepted name for taxon naturalized in ca more details.
The standard author abbreviation graham is used to indicate robert graham 1786 1845, a scottish botanist and physician. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different. Appearance nicotiana glauca is a perennial shrub or small tree that can grow up to 25 ft. However, it produces a similar compound called anabasine, which is highly toxic to humans and animals. Type type a plant cultivated in the royal botanic garden, edinburgh, scotland, 1827, raised from seed sent by smith from buenos aires, argentina. Assessment of the antifungal activity of nicotiana glauca. Nicotiana glauca graham calflora search for plants.
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Its leaves are attached to the stalk by petioles many other nicotiana species have sessile leaves, and its leaves and stems are neither pubescent nor sticky like nicotiana tabacum. Nicotiana glauca graham plants of the world online kew. Pdf nicotiana glauca graham solanaceae, a new invasive. Nicotiana glauca is a shrub of up to 5 m high with glaucous leaves and tubular yellow flowers steenkamp van heerden. Nicotiana glauca graham in use by nzor taxon concept nzor concept id a6b2f569bbe043f88cc9466e4c7540bd according to connor, h.
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