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Forest Star

Mussaenda arcuata

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Gentianales ›Family: Rubiaceae ›Genus: Mussaenda

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of Forest Star?
The scientific name of Forest Star is Mussaenda arcuata.
What kingdom does Forest Star belong to?
Forest Star belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
What phylum does Forest Star belong to?
Forest Star belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
What class does Forest Star belong to?
Forest Star belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
What order does Forest Star belong to?
Forest Star belongs to the order Gentianales.
What family does Forest Star belong to?
Forest Star belongs to the family Rubiaceae.
What genus does Forest Star belong to?
Forest Star belongs to the genus Mussaenda.

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In Panama’s Darién forest, Indigenous communities test a new way to fund conservation

With illegal logging and agricultural expansion closing in on their lands, four Indigenous Wounaan and Emberá-Wounaan villages in Panama’s Darién forest started a biodiversity monitoring project to document their forests’ conservation status, reports Mongabay contributor María Paula Rubiano A. Their biodiversity monitoring project recorded more than 200 species across 18,000 hectares (44,500 acres) of threatened […]

Mongabay · 9/30/2026