Common name
English: Winged tobacco
German: Geflügelter Tabak
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Solanales (99)
Family: Solanaceae (51)(family description)
Genus: Nicotiana (3)
Epithet: alata Link & Otto (6)
Synonyms: Nicotiana affinis Moore, Nicotiana persica Lindl.
affinis => similar, related, of near alliance
alata => winged, with wings
persica => from Persia
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: pink, white