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Group:
Eudicot
Size:
30 to 60 cm
Distribution:
The Fever bush occurs in the western parts of southern Africa, in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa, where plants occur in the Free State, Northern Cape, Western Cape, and Eastern Cape. They are commonly found growing on rocky hills in sandy soils or calcrete.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
55.85 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
11.79 kilobases
Assembly N50:
48 492.12 kilobases
Contig number:
684
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
Hifiasm
Genome Length:
0.67 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.8% [S: 98.6%, D: 1.2%]
BUSCO database:
viridiplantae
Importance:
Eaten by insects and pollinated by bees, Dicoma capensis is used in traditional medicine to treat colds, fever, back pain, haemorrhoids, bladder infections, kidney problems, influenza, nausea, liver problems, stomach problems, diarrhea, and rheumatism, and as a bitter tonic.
Date Published:
2026-10-17
Photo credit:
© N. van Berkel
Flora
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