forest star

== English == === Etymology === Attested at least in a work pertaining to Zimbabwean flora published in 1990. === Noun === forest star (plural forest stars) (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. Synonyms: savanna gooseberry, (Zimbabwe) wild handkerchief bush ==== Translations ==== === References === Beentje, H.J. (1994), Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas‎[2], Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya, →ISBN Bolnick, Doreen (2007), A Guide to the Common Wild Flowers of Zambia and Neighbouring Regions‎[3], 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[4], A. Gurib-Fakim, →ISBN, page 155 Latham, Paul; Augustin Konda ku Mbuta (2014), Useful Plants of Bas-Congo Province, Democratic Republic of Congo‎[5], 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[6] (in French), volume 4, page 37