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Group:
Eudicot
Size:
Up to 2 meters (height)
Distribution:
Foot of Van Stadens River Mountains, west of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth).
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
80.79 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
15.79 kilobases
Assembly N50:
9 938.21 kilobases
Contig number:
656
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
Hifiasm
Genome Length:
2.29 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.5% [S: 13.9%, D: 85.6%]
BUSCO database:
viridiplantae
Importance:
Cyclopia pubescens is endemic to South Africa and has historically been used by the Khoi-San for its medicinal properties. Recent research done by the ARC identified it as a valuable species to add as a commercial cultivated species for beverage products. This species only occurs in small pockets in the Nelson Bay Metropole (Gqeberha) and is critically endangered.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Cecilia Bester
Agricultural Research Council
Date Published:
2026-02-16
Photo credit:
© M. Joubert
Flora
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