Tobaccos Of The Americas For Lectures

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Khéya Wíta “Turtle Island” (North/Central America) [Dakota/Lakota]

Mikinaako-minis “Turtle Island” (North/Central America) [Ojibwa]

Mayab “Flat Land” (Central America) [Mayan]

Anahuac “Land Surrounded By Water” (Central America) [Nahuatl / Aztec]  

*Central America is part of North America

Family	Genus	Species	Common Names / Tribes	Range Distribution	Notes
Solanaceae  (sow.luh.nay.see.ai)	Nicotiana (ni-ko-she-anna)	Rustica (rus-ti-ca)	Mohawk / Oneida Aztec	North America Central America	Medicinal. Ceremonial. Sacred. Very High Nicotine. 3-4 months annual in winters.
Solanaceae  (sow.luh.nay.see.ai)	Nicotiana (ni-ko-she-anna)	Attenuata (at-ten-yoo-AY-tuh)	Coyote Tobacco Hopi, Apache, Navajo, Paiute, Zuni	North America Central America	Medicinal. Ceremonial. Odorous. Venomous Snake Bite Treatment. Short-lived perennial. Annual Herb in winters. *Wildfire/Smoke benefits germination and growth.
Solanaceae  (sow.luh.nay.see.ai)	Nicotiana (ni-ko-she-anna)	Obtusifolia (ob-too-siff-FOLE-leeuh)	Desert Tobacco Tohono O’odham: ban wiwga	North America Central America	Medicinal. Ceremonial. Topical Analgesic. Woody Perennial Herb.
Solanaceae  (sow.luh.nay.see.ai)	Nicotiana (ni-ko-she-anna)	Clevelandii (kleev-landy-eye)	Cleveland's Tobacco Agua Caliente Band &  Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians	North America Central America	Chumash Tribe medicinal. Ceremonial. Low Nicotine. Annual herb.

 

Quisqueya (Kiskeya / Kiskella)  "Mother Of All Lands" / "Cradle Of Life"
     [Caribbean/Middle America/Latin America]

Borinquen “Land Of The Brave Lord” [Puerto Rico/Caribbean/Middle/Latin America]  {Taíno/Arawaks} 

Family	Genus	Species	Common Names/Tribes	Range Distribution	Notes
Solanaceae  (sow.luh.nay.see.ai)	Nicotiana (ni-ko-she-anna)	Tabacum (tah-BAH-kum)	Taíno/Arawaks  ("TY" + "noh") (Ar·​a·​wak)	Caribbean/Middle America/Latin America (Cuba, Haiti, Dominican, Puerto Rico, Aruba)	Medicinal. Ceremonial. Hybrid of N.Sylvestris (Tabacum Progenitor), N.Tomentosiformis, N.Otophora (weakest possible connection to Nicotiana Tabacum).

 

Abya Yala “Land That Flourishes” (South American Continent) [Kuna People]

Family	Genus	Species	Common Names/Tribes	Range Distribution	Notes
Solanaceae  (sow.luh.nay.see.ai)	Nicotiana (ni-ko-she-anna)	Sylvestris    (sil-VES-tris)	Woodland Tobacco	South America, Andes, Bolivia, Argentina	N.Tabacum Progenitor Maternal Donor. Annual Herb
Solanaceae  (sow.luh.nay.see.ai)	Nicotiana (ni-ko-she-anna)	Tomentosiformis (to·​men·​tose formis)	Tobacco Aymara / Quechua	South America, Yungas Valley, Andes, Bolivia	N.Tabacum Progenitor Paternal Donor. Perennial Herb.
Solanaceae  (sow.luh.nay.see.ai)	Nicotiana (ni-ko-she-anna)	Otophora	Tobacco (No Common Name)	South America, Andes Mountains, Bolivia, Argentina	Weakest possible N.Tabacum Progenitor. Perennial Herb.

 

 

Cultivated / Modified Organisms of North America (United States)

Family	Genus	Species	Common Byname	Range Distribution	Notes
Solanaceae  (sow.luh.nay.see.ai)	Nicotiana (ni-ko-she-anna)	Tabacum CV. (tah-BAH-kum)	‘Cultivated Variety’ Tobacco (Group)   ‘American Commercial’ Tobacco (Group)     ® ™ ©	North America: United States   US DA US FDA US EPA US ATF US IRS US HHS ST DOR ST DOH	(Laboratory) Altered. Cultivated. Manipulated. Genetically Modified Organism (GMO). Potentiated. Bacterial Transgenic Hybrid. Pesticides/Pesticide Tolerance Added. Herbicide/Herbicide Tolerance Added. Fungicides/Fungicide Tolerance Added. Natural and Artificial Radioactivity Added. Sugars and Flavors Added. Non-Ceremonial. Non-Sacred. Non-Medicinal.

 

Family: Solanaceae (sow.luh.nay.see.ai) is the commonly named Nightshade Family consisting of Tobaccos, Eggplants, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Bell/Chili Peppers, and many other plants that are in the Nightshade Family.

Nicotine: is intended as a natural plant defense insecticide, a powerful neurotoxin intended for plant predators insects/herbivories/omnivores to prevent herbivory.

Tobacco Plant Pests: (The Ojibwa Worldview of Vermin is limited to parasites only.) Tobacco/Tomato Hornworms/Cutworms, Armyworm, Bollworms, Earworm, Moths, Beetles, Aphids, Thrips, Nematodes.

Tobacco Diseases:  Blue Mold (Downy Mildew), Powdery Mildew, Angular Leaf Spot, Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV), Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV), Tobacco Rattle Virus, Frogeye Leaf Spot, Transplant/Root Rot, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus, Black Shank, Sunscald, Weather Fleck.