Solanacea plant, sister of tobacco, native to Australia, described by 19th-century English botanist George Bentham. It withstands the drought well and has no immune system. Scientists have been used for some time as a patient subject in their research to create vaccines. It has been used against the Ebola virus and is now being used against coronavirus. The NEWCOTIANA project coordinated by Diego Orzáez of CSIC with researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the Australian Technology of Queensland have deciphered their genome and continue to research with other scientists around the world.
