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Group:
Eudicot
Size:
Up to 2 m in height
Distribution:
Eriocephalus racemosus occurs in coastal habitats of Namaqualand in the Northern Cape, as well as the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
331.7 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
8.03 kilobases
Assembly N50:
188 545.26 kilobases
Contig number:
2 399
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
Hifiasm
Genome Length:
5 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.5% [S: 90.1%, D: 9.4%]
BUSCO database:
viridiplantae
Importance:
Eriocephalus racemosus shows potential as a therapeutic agent for triplenegative
breast cancer. Its extracts have demonstrated effects on cancer cell apoptosis and metabolism, making its genome valuable for further research into its bioactive properties.
Date Published:
2026-10-07
Photo credit:
© P. Strauss
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