Step into the enchanted realm of Thailand’s rainforests, where nature’s secrets often lie hidden, only to reveal themselves with enchanting surprises. Imagine the delightful shock that rippled through the scientific world when Heterostemma brownii Hayata, affectionately nicknamed the Forest Sea Star, made its ghostly reappearance. This elusive plant, wrapped in the mysterious embrace of the Apocynaceae family, had not graced human eyes for a staggering 113 years. The last time anyone caught sight of it was in the distant lands of Taiwan, China, and Vietnam back in 1906. Experts feared it had faded into the annals of extinction, but then it gleefully reemerged in the majestic jungles of northern Thailand’s Chiang Rai province. Picture the sense of awe that descended upon the team from Thailand’s Botanical Garden Organisation (BGO) during a thrilling 2019 expedition. As these intrepid taxonomists ventured into the heart of nature’s green labyrinth, destiny guided them to…