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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

A new species of Nicotiana (Solanaceae) from near Broome, Western Australia
SYMON, D.E. AND KENNEALLY, K.F.

Nicotiana heterantha Symon & Kenneally is described from near Broome, Western Australia. The new species is known from only two populations, both of which are under threat from grazing. It appears most closely related to N. rosulata subsp. rosulata.