Flower named after World Cup vuvuzela
A newly discovered flower has been named after South Africa's
infamous vuvuzela to honour the country's hosting of the first World Cup
in Africa.
The plant's colourful, flared yellow flowers and their "massed,
synchronous appearance" had appropriate associations with the raucous
air horn's name, the South African National Biodiversity Institute said
on its website. A retired staff member suggested the name "and the rest,
as they say, is history", said CEO Tanya Abrahamse, the Sunday Times
reported.
The tuneless, deafening plastic trumpet blown by fans has become a
top newsmaker and accessory at South Africa's World Cup, making global
inroads as it is snapped up abroad.
AFP |