Biology:Tibouchina pulchra
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Short description: Species of tree
| Tibouchina pulchra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Tibouchina |
| Species: | T. pulchra
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| Binomial name | |
| Tibouchina pulchra (Cham.) Cogn.
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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". https://phys.org/news/2020-05-atlantic-rainforest-regeneration-state-s227o.html.
- ↑ 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.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7800526 entry
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