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Group:
Eudicot
Estimated genome size:
0.3 meters in height.
Size:
0.3 meters in height.
Distribution:
Found in grassland habitats across Southern Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
122.04 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
9.24 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
2.75 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.6% [S: 60.8%, D: 38.8%]
Importance:
Some populations of this species in the Barberton region of South Africa have evolved the ability to hyperaccumulate nickel, making this species ideal for a comparative genomics approach to understand the evolution of this extreme phenotype.
Group:
Eudicot
Genome size:
1 660 million DNA base pairs (1.66 Gigabases)
Size:
30-70 cm
Distribution:
It has a widespread distribution but in the wild it is confined to dry river valleys in northern Kwazulu-Natal. It is also common in southern, central, and eastern Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
42.19 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
18.10 Kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
0.68 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
96.0%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Coleus amboinicus
African Thyme
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Importance:
The fresh leaves are used both for medicinal purposes or as an herb or spice to flavour food, similar to thyme. It is also an important horticultural plant. In the wild it is adapted to disturbance by animals and is drought resistant due to its succulent nature.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Ernst Van Jaarsveld,
University of Western Cape | Babylonstoren
Date Published:
2024-06-12
Photo credit:
© E. Van Jaarsveld
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