Tibouchina pulchra

Tibouchina pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Tibouchina
Species:	T. pulchra
Binomial name
	Tibouchina pulchra; (Cham.) Cogn.

Tibouchina pulchra is a plant species in the genus Tibouchina.

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.[1]

2,6-Dimethoxybenzoquinone is a toxic chemical compound found in T. pulchra.[2]

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

References

Arantes, José Tadeu (28 May 2020). "Study investigates Atlantic Rainforest regeneration in the state of São Paulo". Phys.org. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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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[arantes-1] Arantes, José Tadeu (28 May 2020). "Study investigates Atlantic Rainforest regeneration in the state of São Paulo". Phys.org. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[2] 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.