common names: pulandu, balandu, pulanto, piturr probably a corruption of pituri.
habit: Large leafed herbaceous shrub.
foliage: Large dull green smooth leaves, stalks produced downward.
flowers: Large tubular white flowers.
fruit:
seeds:
distribution: Rocky areas of arid central Australia.
notes: The leaves of this species has been used in the same way as those of Duboisia hopwoodii or 'Pituri', as a narcotic and stimulant.
The leaves are dried and mixed with ash from Acacia or Eucalyptus species. Then chewed for fatigue and as a stimulant and social 'drug'.
This species is reported to contain nicotine and nor-nicotine in the leaves.
common names: ingulba, mingulba
habit: Large leaved herb to shrub with softly hairy leaves.
foliage: Leaves large and softly hairy but not sticky, blunt apex and don't have a leaf stalk.
flowers: White flowers at the end of the branches.
fruit:
seeds:
distribution: Inland central Australian species, central NT to W Qld.
notes: Leaves of this species is also reported to be used in the same fashion as Duboisia hopwoodii (Pituri) and N. excelsior.
Nicotiana gossei
Leaf reported to contain up to 1.1% nicotine.