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Nicotiana is...

Nicotiana is

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Variety

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Subspecies

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Species

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Genus

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D
Nicotiana is a genus of herbaceous plants and shrubs of the family Solanaceae that is indigenous to America, Australia, South-West Africa and South Pacific.
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