Pleroma raddianum

Pleroma raddianum, synonyms including Pleroma pulchrum (Cham.) Triana and Tibouchina pulchra, is a plant species in the family Melastomataceae.^[1]

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[1]
Synonyms[1]
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.

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]

2,6-Dimethoxybenzoquinone is a toxic chemical compound found in P. raddianum.^[3]

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  Specimen in the Museu Botânico Dr. João Barbosa Rodrigues, Jardim Botânico de São Paulo, São Paulo City, Brazil
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