Flora, Fauna and Science related named after Mandela

Several racing horses, all over the world, are named "Mandela"

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1970s onward

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The first horse was named in 1971 in Argentina and the last horse in 2001 in New Zealand

Newly discovered nuclear particle was named after Mandela

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1973

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It is called the ‘Mandela Particle’ at the British Institute of Physics at the University of Leeds

Mandela Tulip in the Netherlands

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1990

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Strelitzia reginae - Mandela's Gold was introduced by the Botanical Institute at Kirstenbosch

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1996

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It was released and traded under the name 'Kirstenbosch Gold' until 1996 when the National Biodiversity Institute (NBI) was granted permission to re-name it in honour of Nelson Mandela. It is a rare and spectacular yellow-flowering strelitzia.

Orchid was named after Mandela, the 'Paravanda Nelson Mandela' on the occasion of his visit to the National Botanical Garden in Singapore

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5 March 1997

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Sea slug called Mandelia Micocornata named after Mandela by the marine biologists, Angel Vlades and Terry Gosliner who discovered it, as an honour to him

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1999

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It is regarded as something of an honour to have a species of organism named after you. To have a genus named after you is even more of an honour because new genera are less often named than new species. However, an even greater honour is to have a family named after you because new families are rarely created. Valdés & Gosliner (1999) honoured Nelson Mandela by naming a genus and family of seaslug (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) after him. Mandelia mirocornata has only been recorded along the coast line of the Cape Peninsula.

New species of spider has been called "Singafrotypa Mandela" in honour of Mandela

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2002

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It is found near Cape Town

New type of Chrysanthemum, developed by Dekker Chrysanthemums, is named the 'Madiba Chrysanthemum'

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31 August 2005

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The Van de Westeringh Nursery in Varik cultivates all Madiba varieties

Breeding cat is named after Nelson Mandela in the Town of Berkel en Rodenrijs

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23 February 2009

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New springtail species dedicated to Mr Mandela: the Triacanthella madiba

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2010

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New specie of a sea creature (crustacean) which is related to hermit crabs has been named in honour of Nelson Mandela

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2011

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It was discovered off the coast in South Africa. It's Latin name is Mundidopsis mandelai.

New species of fly has been named in Mr Mandela's honour: Leptomorphus mandelai by Dr C Borkent

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2012

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In recognition of Mr Mandela's role in ending Apartheid and for his advocacy of peace, reconciliation and social justice. The unique specimen of this new species was collected in KwaZulu Natal and is the only species of this genus known from South Africa

Woodpecker fossile whose remains were uneartheded by French and German scientists at the Langebaanweg fossil site on South Africa's southwest coast has been named the Australopicus nelsonmandelai

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17 July 2012

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Olive Tree in an organic farm in Valencia, Spain has been named after Mandela

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November 2013

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Memorial was set up at the Sunburst Gates in Princes Park in Liverpool when Nelson Mandela died

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December 2013

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The more than 50 exotic trees planted on December 7 and 8 2013 were also dedicated to him

New cultivars of Hibiscus Rosa Sinenis has been registered in honour of Nelson Mandela as 'Tata Madiba' by Gail & Malcolm Cahi

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2014

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Naming asteroids in honor of Nelson Mandela

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2014-02-04

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The application to name an asteroid in honour of Nelson Mandela was turned down because the rule about asteroid naming is that asteroids cannot be named for politicians until 100 years after their deaths.

Rainer Kresken volunteered an asteroid discovered by him and Matthias Busch, and after discussion with several astronomers, they decided to try and see if the rules might be bent. They wrote a citation and submitted a naming request to the Minor Planet Center, but it was turned down. The

Stinkwood tree, planted by Mandela on 4 September 2008 in Thokoza Park, Soweto has been named the 'Nelson Mandela Champion Tree' on 17 July 2017