Pleroma raddianum

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Pleroma raddianum
Tibouchinapulchra flower front.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Pleroma
Species:
P. raddianum
Binomial name
Pleroma raddianum
(DC.) Gardner[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Lasiandra pulchra Cham.
  • DC. (Cham.) Triana
  • (DC.) Cogn. Tibouchina saldanhaei
  • Rhexia uniflora Cogn.
  • Lasiandra versicolor Raddi
  • Tibouchina petroniana Lasiandra raddiana
  • Naudin Cogn. & Saldanha
  • Tibouchina pulchra Pleroma pulchrum
  • (Cham.) Cogn. Tibouchina raddiana

Pleroma raddianum, synonyms including Pleroma pulchrum (Cham.) Triana and Tibouchina pulchra, is a plant species in the family Melastomataceae.[1]

It is a pioneer tree species, growing after land degradation, in the Atlantic Rainforest of Sao Paulo State in Brazil, a forest which only 12 percent of original area remains.[2]

2,6-Dimethoxybenzoquinone is a toxic chemical compound found in P. raddianum.[3]

  • Specimen in the Museu Botânico Dr. João Barbosa Rodrigues, Jardim Botânico de São Paulo, São Paulo City, Brazil

    Specimen in the Museu Botânico Dr. João Barbosa Rodrigues, Jardim Botânico de São Paulo, São Paulo City, Brazil

  • Tibouchina pulchra - Jardim Botânico de São Paulo - IMG 0324.jpg

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pleroma raddianum (DC.) Gardner". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  2. ^ Arantes, José Tadeu (28 May 2020). "Study investigates Atlantic Rainforest regeneration in the state of São Paulo". Phys.org. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ Jones, Ellery; Ekundayo, Olusegun; Kingston, David G. I. (1981). "Plant Anticancer Agents. XI. 2,6-Dimethoxybenzoquinone as a Cytotoxic Constituent of Tibouchina pulchra". Journal of Natural Products. 44 (4): 493. doi:10.1021/np50016a019.

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