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Title: Moraea vuvuzela
Post by: Calvin Becker on July 12, 2010, 04:39:09 PM: A news report on a local South African radio station about the above species caught my interest this afternoon. Googling turned up the following links:

http://afrol.com/articles/36478

http://www.sanbi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=973:new-plant-species-honours-sas-hosting-fo-the-fifa-world-cup&catid=66:research-news
Title: Re: Moraea vuvuzela
Post by: TheOnionMan on July 12, 2010, 05:27:49 PM: Quote from: Calvin Becker on July 12, 2010, 04:39:09 PM
A news report on a local South African radio station about the above species caught my interest this afternoon. Googling turned up the following links:

http://afrol.com/articles/36478

http://www.sanbi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=973:new-plant-species-honours-sas-hosting-fo-the-fifa-world-cup&catid=66:research-news

Interesting. Regarding this new species, Moraea vuvuzela, and the news article with the mention a couple times of a "soccer fan utensil" ???, I had to look up what the hey they are talking about. This link should clear that up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuvuzela
Title: Re: Moraea vuvuzela
Post by: JPB on July 12, 2010, 05:45:30 PM: Beautiful plant! How does it sound??? :o ;D
Title: Re: Moraea vuvuzela
Post by: shelagh on July 12, 2010, 07:37:19 PM: Actually Hans, looking at the picture I didn't think it was 'loud' enough :D
Title: Re: Moraea vuvuzela
Post by: Gerdk on July 12, 2010, 07:57:14 PM: This is indead a vuvuzela which is bearable!

Gerd
Title: Re: Moraea vuvuzela
Post by: Lesley Cox on July 12, 2010, 10:00:47 PM: Even now, I'm not sure if this is a wind-up, like Susan's lovely article about the Vuvuzela Philharmanic. :-\
Edit - I wrote Philharmanic accidentally but maybe the misprint is appropriate. ;D
Title: Re: Moraea vuvuzela
Post by: Calvin Becker on July 13, 2010, 09:17:24 AM: I think it is legit Lesley as John Manning (http://www.sanbi.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=224&Itemid=689) was interviewed in the radio article and described the reasoning behind naming the plant.
Title: Re: Moraea vuvuzela
Post by: Rogan on July 13, 2010, 11:35:11 AM: Tsk, tsk! South Africans will try anything to gain an audience! ;D _{...got any seed yet Calvin?} ;)
Title: Re: Moraea vuvuzela
Post by: Calvin Becker on July 13, 2010, 03:51:08 PM: Ha ha no not yet Rogan but will work on it!
Title: Re: Moraea vuvuzela
Post by: Lesley Cox on July 13, 2010, 10:02:11 PM: Thanks for the link Calvin. It seems unlikely that such an august body of PhDs would be taking the mickey.
Of course the name Vuvuzela would be appropriate for many liliaceous plants as well, with their long, fine trumpets. Maybe there will be a world-wide rash of them in coming months. :D