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The chemical compound whose chemical structure is given below is obtained from which plant?

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The chemical structure given in the above question is of nicotine -C10H14N2. Nicotine is the major stimulatory component of tobacco products which causes the addiction of an individual to tobacco. It is extracted from the leaves of the plant Nicotiana tabacum from nightshade family.
Poppy plant (Papaver somniferum) is the source of morphine,which is a pain medication of the opiate family, used to treat and moderate to severe pain.
Atropa belladonna is a medicinal plant which is the commercial source for tropane alkaloids, which are widely used anticholinergic drugs.
Erythroxylum coca or coca plant is a member of the family of Erythroxylaceae, and the drug cocaine is derived from the leaves of the plant.

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