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Phylum:

Angiosperms

Estimated genome size:

1O meters (height)

Organism size:

1O meters (height)

Distribution:

Schotia brachypetala occurs in warm dry areas in bushveld, deciduous woodland and scrub forest most often on the banks of rivers and streams or on old termite mounds at lower altitudes from around Umtata in the Eastern Cape, through KwaZulu Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Northern Province and into Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

86.11 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

12.38 kilobases

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

1333.64 Gigabases

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

98.4% [S85.2%, D:13.2%]

Importance:

Schotia brachypetala an exceptional ornamental tree and has a number of other uses including medicine, food, timber and as a dye. The seeds are edible after roasting, and although low in fat and protein they have a high carbohydrate content. Both the Bantu-speaking people and the early European settlers and farmers are said to have roasted the mature pods and eaten the seeds, a practice which they learned from the Khoikhoi. The timber was chiefly used in wagon making.

Sample Contributor contact details

Thabang Makola
South African National Biodiversity Institute

Phylum:

Tracheophyta

Estimated genome size:

700 million DNA base pairs (0.7 Gigabases)

Organism size:

4 meters (height)

Distribution:

It grows naturally in coastal bush, costal forest and on sand dunes from the Eastern Cape, northwards to Kwazulu Natal and Mozambique. Today it is commonly grown in many countries abroad.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

205.9 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

18.07 kilobases

Carissa macrocarpa

Grootnoemnoem

Species Card Details

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

0.47 Gigabases

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

98.8% [S:92.2%, D:6.6%]

Importance:

A fast-growing, wind resistant, impenetrable shrub that produces fruits which can be eaten raw or used to make jams and jellies.

Sample Contributor contact details

Ernst Van Jaarsveld,
University of Western Cape | Babylonstoren

Photo credit:

© D.B. Montesinos-Tubée

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