''Pleroma raddianum'',
synonyms including ''Pleroma pulchrum''
(Cham.) Triana and ''Tibouchina pulchra'', is a plant species in the family
Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics (two-thirds of the genera are from the New World tropics) comprising c. 175 genera and c. 5115 known species. Melastomes are annual or perennial herbs, s ...
.
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It is a pioneer tree species, growing after ]land degradation
Land degradation is a process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by a combination of human-induced processes acting upon the land.
It is viewed as any change or disturbance to the land perceived to be deleterious o ...
, in the Atlantic Rainforest of Sao Paulo State
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...
in Brazil, a forest which only 12 percent of original area remains.2,6-Dimethoxybenzoquinone
2,6-Dimethoxybenzoquinone (2,6-DMBQ) is a chemical compound, classified as a benzoquinone, that has been found in ''Rauvolfia vomitoria'' and in '' Tibouchina pulchra''.
Toxicity
At physiological concentrations 2,6-dimethoxybenzoquinone is an ant ...
is a toxic chemical compound found in ''P. raddianum''.
References
External links
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