Biology of Nicotiana glutinosa L., a newly recorded species from an archaeological excavation site in Egypt.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During a field survey of urban flora in Alexandria city in 2019-2022, an interesting species belonging to the Solanaceae was collected from a newly archaeological excavation site and identified as Nicotiana glutinosa L. Many visits were made to the herbaria of Egypt to confirm the species records, but no single record was found. Reviewing the available literature revealed that this tropical American taxon was never recorded in the flora of Egypt.

Aims

The present study was focused on N. glutinosa growth structure and plant macro- and micromorphology.

Methods

Ten sampling sites were covered for N. glutinosa size structure. Plant samples were examined for stem anatomy, leaf, seed, and pollen morphology.

Results

The species size structure reveals that t

SUBMITTER: Heneidy SZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900750 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature