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Nicotiana alata

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID6440414c30582021748371
Scientific name Nicotiana alata
Authority Link & Otto
First published in Icon. Pl. Rar. [Link & Otto] 63, t. 32. 1830.

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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  • Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
  • Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
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There are no recorded ethnobotanical uses involving infusions, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices for Nicotiana alata.

General Uses Top

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Common products:
Nicotiana alata is cultivated almost exclusively as an ornamental bedding and container plant, valued for its tall habit and intense evening fragrance.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
The fresh flowers are used by the cut-flower and floristry trade for fragrance in evening displays. Aromatic materials derived from N. alata are not standardized as perfume ingredients. The species is sometimes listed in horticultural scent selections and, in some cases, as a pollen source for a small specialty fragrance market, but such uses are not based on a regulated flavor or fragrance ingredient standard.

Scientific/model-organism use:
N. alata is a research model organism in pollination ecology and plant–insect signaling. It is used in studies of scent emission, volatile organic compound profiling, floral development, and genetics of benzenoid and terpenoid biosynthesis. It is a host in studies of plant pathology (e.g., Xanthomonas spp.) and pollination behavior in hawk moths, and contributes genomic and transcriptomic resources to databases supporting comparative and functional work across Nicotiana.

Properties relevant to use:
The evening-emission scent profile and strong fragrance intensity are the primary attributes driving ornamental use. In research contexts, consistent accessibility of flowers, controlled crossing, and available genomic resources support its role as a model for investigating scent biology and pollinator interactions.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Nicotiana affinis hort. Gard. Chron. n.s., 2: 141, 271. 1881
Nicotiana alata var. grandiflora Link & Otto
Nicotiana persica Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1592. 1833
Nicotiana rubella Moldenke Moldenke, Phytologia 2: 319. 1947 described from cultivated material, 1947.

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
English jasmine tobacco
Arabic تبغ عالي
Belarusian Табак пахучы
Czech tabák křídlatý
Welsh baco melys
Persian تنباکوی بالدار
Finnish valkotupakka
Croatian ukrasni duhan
Armenian Ծխախոտ հոտավետ
Japanese ハナタバコ
Japanese 宿根煙草
Japanese 花煙草
Japanese シュッコンタバコ
Lithuanian kvapusis tabakas
Latvian puķu tabaka
Dutch siertabak
Polish tytoń oskrzydlony
Russian Табак крылатый
Swedish stor blomstertobak
Ukrainian Тютюн крилатий
Chinese 花烟草
Chinese 翼柄煙草

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment.
Requires Light or Surface Sowing: These seeds need light to germinate and should not be covered with soil or only very lightly. They are often very small and sown directly on the surface of the growing medium.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
    • Northern Africa
      • Tunisia
  • Asia-temperate
    • Eastern Asia
      • Taiwan
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Uzbekistan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • India
    • Indo-China
      • Myanmar
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
    • Northern Europe
      • Great Britain
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Bulgaria
      • Romania
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • New York
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Maryland
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
    • Caribbean
      • Jamaica
      • Trinidad-Tobago
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Paraguay
      • Uruguay
    • Western South America
      • Colombia

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001023652
Canadensys 9357
USDA Plants NIAL
Tropicos 29600181
INPN 109603
Flora of Italy 9610
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:816845-1
The Plant List kew-2382861
Missouri Botanical Garden 287165
PFAF Nicotiana alata
Open Tree Of Life 379008
Observations.org 7091
NCBI Taxonomy 4087
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000014396
Nature Serve 2.134059
IPNI 816845-1
iNaturalist 165703
GBIF 2928761
Freebase /m/06f63s
EPPO NIOAL
EOL 486699
Calflora (Californian flora) 5856
USDA GRIN 25252
Wikipedia Nicotiana_alata
CMAUP NPO9162

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Microbial- and Plant-Derived Bioactive Peptides and Their Applications against Foodborne Pathogens: Current Status and Future Prospects Parvez AK, Jubyda FT, Ayaz M, Sarker A, Haque N, Khan MS, Mou TJ, Rahman MA, Huq MA Int J Microbiol 29-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11074716
doi:10.1155/2024/9978033
PMID:38716460
Modes of action and potential as a peptide‐based biofungicide of a plant defensin MtDef4 Li H, Kalunke R, Tetorya M, Czymmek KJ, Shah DM Mol Plant Pathol 15-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11018249
doi:10.1111/mpp.13458
PMID:38619888
Editorial: Applications of novel gene editing tools and approaches in plants Yuan C, Zhang T, Huang C Front Genome Ed 08-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11047436
doi:10.3389/fgeed.2024.1404959
PMID:38681534
Fighting pathogenic yeasts with plant defensins and anti-fungal proteins from fungi Manzanares P, Giner-Llorca M, Marcos JF, Garrigues S Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 27-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10973029
doi:10.1007/s00253-024-13118-1
PMID:38536496
Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveals anthocyanin biosynthesis in leaf coloration of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Zhang M, Li Y, Wang J, Shang S, Wang H, Yang X, Lu C, Wang M, Sun X, Liu X, Wang X, Wei B, Lv W, Mu G BMC Plant Biol 20-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10953167
doi:10.1186/s12870-024-04821-2
PMID:38509491
Establishment and application of Agrobacterium-delivered CRISPR/Cas9 system for wild tobacco (Nicotiana alata) genome editing Yuan C, Zeng J, Liu Y, Yu H, Tong Z, Zhang J, Gao Q, Wang Z, Sui X, Xiao B, Huang C Front Plant Sci 04-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10944875
doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1329697
PMID:38501140
Hyperpolarisation of Mitochondrial Membranes Is a Critical Component of the Antifungal Mechanism of the Plant Defensin, Ppdef1 Parisi K, McKenna JA, Lowe R, Harris KS, Shafee T, Guarino R, Lee E, van der Weerden NL, Bleackley MR, Anderson MA J Fungi (Basel) 07-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10817573
doi:10.3390/jof10010054
PMID:38248963
A century of studying plant secondary metabolism—From “what?” to “where, how, and why?” Dixon RA, Dickinson AJ Plant Physiol 02-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC11060662
doi:10.1093/plphys/kiad596
PMID:38163637
Identification and Characterization of Jasmonic Acid Methyltransferase Involved in the Formation of Floral Methyl Jasmonate in Hedychium coronarium Yue Y, Zhang X, Wang L, He J, Yang S, Li X, Yu Y, Yu R, Fan Y Plants (Basel) 19-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780636
doi:10.3390/plants13010008
PMID:38202316
Intra- and inter-specific reproductive barriers in the tomato clade Moreels P, Bigot S, Defalque C, Correa F, Martinez JP, Lutts S, Quinet M Front Plant Sci 08-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10739309
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1326689
PMID:38143584
Hen Egg White Lysozyme (HEWL) Confers Resistance to Verticillium Wilt in Cotton by Inhibiting the Spread of Fungus and Generating ROS Burst Guo W, Li G, Wang N, Yang C, Peng H, Wang M, Liu D Int J Mol Sci 05-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10743298
doi:10.3390/ijms242417164
PMID:38138993
The Plant Defensin Ppdef1 Is a Novel Topical Treatment for Onychomycosis van der Weerden NL, Parisi K, McKenna JA, Hayes BM, Harvey PJ, Quimbar P, Wevrett SR, Veneer PK, McCorkelle O, Vasa S, Guarino R, Poon S, Gaspar YM, Baker MJ, Craik DJ, Turner RB, Brown MB, Bleackley MR, Anderson MA J Fungi (Basel) 17-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10672221
doi:10.3390/jof9111111
PMID:37998916
Carboxypeptidase inhibitors from Solanaceae as a new subclass of pathogenesis related peptide aiming biotechnological targets for plant defense Gomes GD, Espósito PC, Baracat-Pereira MC Front Mol Biosci 16-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10687636
doi:10.3389/fmolb.2023.1259026
PMID:38033385
The Nβ motif of NaTrxh directs secretion as an endoplasmic reticulum transit peptide and variations might result in different cellular targeting Zaragoza-Gómez A, García-Caffarel E, Cruz-Zamora Y, González J, Anaya-Muñoz VH, Cruz-García F, Juárez-Díaz JA PLoS One 12-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10569557
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0287087
PMID:37824466
Antifungal Efficacy of Antimicrobial Peptide Octominin II against Candida albicans Jayasinghe JN, Whang I, De Zoysa M Int J Mol Sci 13-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10531694
doi:10.3390/ijms241814053
PMID:37762357

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoyl derivatives
Benzaldehyde 240 Click to see 106.12 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
Maesol 128958 Click to see 442.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
(3E)-1,1-dibromo-4,8-dimethylnona-1,3,7-triene 11483643 Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CC=C(Br)Br)C)C 308.05 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
beta-Ocimene, (3Z)- 5320250 Click to see 136.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
Linalool, (-)- 443158 Click to see CC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C 154.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
Myrcene 31253 Click to see 136.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
Beta-Pinene 14896 Click to see 136.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
(2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trienal 5280598 Click to see 220.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
(3R,6E)-Nerolidol 11241545 Click to see 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
beta-Farnesene 5281517 Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=C)C=C)C)C 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
Farnesene 5281516 Click to see 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
Farnesol 445070 Click to see 222.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Germacrane sesquiterpenoids
Germacrene D 5317570 Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C=CC(CC1)C(C)C 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.05.038
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides
[(3R,4R,5R,6S)-6-[[(1S,4aR,5S,7aS)-7-(hydroxymethyl)-1-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-1,4a,5,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-5-yl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate 102445639 Click to see 624.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Aucubin 91458 Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C=C2CO)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O 346.33 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
Desrhamnosylverbascosaponin 102445401 Click to see 927.10 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic nitrogen compounds / Organonitrogen compounds / Amines / Aralkylamines
(-)-Anatabine 11388 Click to see 160.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00271-9
(+-)-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydro-2,3'-bipyridine 261474 Click to see 160.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00271-9
> Organic nitrogen compounds / Organonitrogen compounds / Amines / Primary amines / Monoalkylamines
Cadaverine 273 Click to see 102.18 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83018-6
Putrescine 1045 Click to see 88.15 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83018-6
> Organic nitrogen compounds / Organonitrogen compounds / Amines / Secondary amines / Dialkylamines
Spermidine 1102 Click to see C(CCNCCCN)CN 145.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83018-6
Spermine 1103 Click to see 202.34 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83018-6
Sym-homospermidine 368 Click to see C(CCNCCCCN)CN 159.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(84)83018-6
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds
Catalpol 91520 Click to see 362.33 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyridines and derivatives / Pyrrolidinylpyridines
(+-)-Cotinine 408 Click to see 176.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00271-9
(R)-Nornicotine 93047 Click to see 148.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00271-9
3-(1-Methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)pyridine 942 Click to see 162.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00271-9
Nicotine 89594 Click to see 162.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00271-9
R-(+)-Cotinine 21907 Click to see CN1C(CCC1=O)C2=CN=CC=C2 176.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00271-9
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acid esters / Coumaric acid esters
Saccatoside 15736668 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C3C=COC(C3C4(C2O4)CO)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O)O 654.60 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
Eriodictyol 440735 Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O 288.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
Apigenin 5280443 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O 270.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Luteolin 5280445 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O 286.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Kaempferol 5280863 Click to see 286.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Quercetin 5280343 Click to see 302.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
Rutin 5280805 Click to see 610.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-3-yl]oxy-2-methyloxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (2S)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoate 163030082 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)COC(=O)C(C)CO)O)O)O 842.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00271-9
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-7-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 13093776 Click to see 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
7-(alpha-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one 12304095 Click to see 432.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Hesperidin 10621 Click to see 610.60 unknown via CMAUP database
Luteolin 7-O-glucoside 5280637 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids
Chrysoeriol 5280666 Click to see 300.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
Apigenin trimethyl ether 79730 Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C=C3OC)OC 312.30 unknown via CMAUP database

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