forest star

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English

forest star

Etymology

Attested at least in a work pertaining to Zimbabwean flora published in 1990.[1]

Noun

forest star (plural forest stars)

  1. (Zambia, Zimbabwe) Mussaenda arcuata, a shrub species of the family Rubiaceae with a star-shaped 5-lobed yellow corolla, whose centre is also star-shaped and hairy, orange to brown in colour; native range is Tropical Africa and Western Indian Ocean.[2]
    Synonyms: savanna gooseberry, (Zimbabwe) wild handkerchief bush

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References

  1. ^ Plowes, D. C. H., Drummond, R. B. (1990) Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe: A Guide to Some of the Common Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe, Revised edition, Longman Rhodesia, →ISBN, page 134
  2. ^ Govaerts, R., Ruhsam, M., Andersson, L., Robbrecht, E., Bridson, D., Davis, A., Schanzer, I. & Sonké, B. (2022). World Checklist of Rubiaceae. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; https://web.archive.org/web/20231112063159/https://powo.science.kew.org/?name_id=130317 Retrieved 27 March 2022
  • Beentje, H.J. (1994) Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas, Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya, →ISBN
  • Bolnick, Doreen (2007) A Guide to the Common Wild Flowers of Zambia and Neighbouring Regions, Lusaka, Zambia: Wildlife & Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia, →ISBN, page 18
  • Gurib Fakim, Ameenah (2003) An Illustrated Guide to the Flora of Mauritius & the Indian Ocean Islands, A. Gurib-Fakim, →ISBN, page 155
  • Latham, Paul, Augustin Konda ku Mbuta (2014) Useful Plants of Bas-Congo Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, volume 2, page 326
  • Petit, E. (1955) “Les Mussaenda L. (Rubiaceae) du Congo Belge”, in Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l’État à Bruxelles (in French), volume 25, →DOI, pages 157–162
  • Staner, P. (1935) “Quelques plantes congolaises à fruits comestibles”, in Publications de l'Institut National pour l'Etude Agronomique du Congo Belge (I. N. É. A. C.), série scientifique (in French), volume 4, page 37