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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
Estimated genome size:
Size:
0.5 - 3 meters
Distribution:
These plants grow close to rivers in the Van Staden mountains near Thornhill
(Gqeberha region, Eastern Cape).
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
143.83 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
14.18 kilobases
Assembly N50:
19787.69 kilobases
Contig number:
923
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
Hifiasm
Genome Length:
3.90 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.8% [S: 0.7%, D: 99.1%]
BUSCO database:
viridiplantae
Cyclopia longifolia
Honeybush
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Importance:
Cyclopia longifolia is endemic to South Africa. It has historically been used by the Khoi-San for its medicinal properties. Today, it is popular as a herbal infusion and consumed worldwide as a hot or cold beverage. This species has been commercially cultivated since 2000 after rediscovery of a small population. Research has identified various health benefits, but its full medicinal value remains largely unexploited.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Cecilia Bester
Agricultural Research Council
Date Published:
2025-08-26
Photo credit:
©
C .Bester
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