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Group:
Eudicot
Size:
1.8 – 2 meters in height
Distribution:
Native to southern Africa, gannabos is found in South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia, and it is abundant in the Karoo, Little Karoo, and Eastern Cape areas. Thriving in dry watercourses of the hot and arid inland parts of southern Africa in areas where underground water is likely to be retained longest. Also growing on riverbanks and floodplains in loamy and saline soils which are dry for extended periods.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
51.54 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
9.48 kilobases
Assembly N50:
70.65 kilobases
Contig number:
25 698
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
Flye
Genome Length:
0.81 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
98.8% [S: 81.2%, D: 17.6%]
BUSCO database:
viridiplantae
Importance:
Gannabos was used in the past by farmers to make lye and soap. It is heavily browsed by all types of wild and domestic animals, including ruminants and ostriches and is a valuable feed in times of scarcity. It is also one of the bushes that is part of a sheep's diet and is considered necessary for producing karoo lamb when selling meat.
Date Published:
2025-03-12
Photo credit:
© K. Grobler
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