Pleroma raddianum

Pleroma raddianum
Scientific classification
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
Synonyms
  • Lasiandra pulchra Cham.
  • Lasiandra raddiana DC.
  • Lasiandra versicolor Naudin
  • Pleroma pulchrum (Cham.) Triana
  • Rhexia uniflora Raddi
  • Tibouchina petroniana Cogn. & Saldanha
  • Tibouchina pulchra (Cham.) Cogn.
  • Tibouchina raddiana (DC.) Cogn.
  • Tibouchina saldanhaei Cogn.

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

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.

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

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