Zhongshan Flue-Cured Tobacco

Zhongshan Flue-Cured Tobacco

　　Zhongshan flue-cured tobacco is one of the main specialties of Hezhou, Guangxi. Flue-cured tobacco is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Solanaceae family. The plant is covered in glandular hairs and grows to about 1 meter in height. The petioles are not very prominent or appear wing-like. The leaves feel sticky to the touch. It has terminal panicles, tubular calyces, and funnel-shaped corollas resembling bugles, with pinkish tips. The fruit is a capsule, and the seeds are yellowish-brown. It is native to South America and is cultivated around the world. The tobacco leaves serve as raw materials for the tobacco industry.

　　 Morphological Characteristics

　　 The petioles are not very prominent or appear wing-like. The leaves feel sticky to the touch. It has terminal panicles, tubular calyces, and funnel-shaped corollas resembling bugles, with pinkish tips. The fruit is a capsule, and the seeds are yellowish-brown. The tobacco leaves serve as raw materials for the tobacco industry.