Tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum

What is the scientific name for tobacco?

Solanaceae

What family does the tobacco plant belong to?

Nicotine

a powerful stimulant of norepinephrine release in the hippocampus that is made in the roots and transported to the leaves and a highly addictive alkaloid

one of the most toxic plant poisons, can be lethal, & can cause cancer

Americas

Origin of tobacco

Leaves

What part of the plant is used to make tobacco products?

Used by the plant as protection against predators

Why do tobacco plants produce all these harmful chemicals?