The tobacco plant, Nicotiana tobacum, belongs to the family
A
Solanaceae
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B
Euphorbiaceae
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C
Urticaceae
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D
Moraceae
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Solution
The correct option is ASolanaceae Nicotiana tobacum or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. It is found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the Nicotiana genus and its leaves are commercially grown in many countries to be processed into tobacco. It belong to the family Solanaceae. Thus, the correct answer is option A.