Tibouchina pulchra

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Tibouchina pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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.

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

References

  1. 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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