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Group:
Eudicot
Size:
Up to 1 meter tall and wide
Distribution:
Eriocephalus ericoides thrives in the stony clay and sandy flats from Namibia to the Free State and the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape. It is the most widely distributed species of the genus.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
422.44 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
10.93 kilobases
Assembly N50:
89 078.95 kilobases
Contig number:
1 952
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
Hifiasm
Genome Length:
13.71 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.8% [S: 3.1%, D: 96.7%]
BUSCO database:
viridiplantae
Importance:
The Gewone Kapokbossie (kapokbossie is Afrikaans for “snow bush”) is one of the essential bushes in a sheep’s diet which is required for producing certified Karoo lamb. It is the most commonly used medicinal plant of its genus.
Date Published:
2025-09-18
Photo credit:
© D. Turner
Flora
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