Tibouchina pulchra

Tibouchina pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
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.

2,6-Dimethoxybenzoquinone is a benzoquinone, a chemical compound found in T. pulchra.[1]

References

  1. ^ Plant anticancer agents. XI. 2,6-dimethoxybenzoquinone as a cytotoxic constituent of Tibouchina pulchra. Jones E., Ekundayo O. and Kingston D.G.I., Journal of natural products, Jul-Aug 1981, doi:10.1021/np50016a019