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Phylum:

Angiosperms

Estimated genome size:

1O meters (height)

Organism size:

1O meters (height)

Distribution:

Schotia brachypetala occurs in warm dry areas in bushveld, deciduous woodland and scrub forest most often on the banks of rivers and streams or on old termite mounds at lower altitudes from around Umtata in the Eastern Cape, through KwaZulu Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Northern Province and into Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

86.11 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

12.38 kilobases

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

1333.64 Gigabases

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

98.4% [S85.2%, D:13.2%]

Importance:

Schotia brachypetala an exceptional ornamental tree and has a number of other uses including medicine, food, timber and as a dye. The seeds are edible after roasting, and although low in fat and protein they have a high carbohydrate content. Both the Bantu-speaking people and the early European settlers and farmers are said to have roasted the mature pods and eaten the seeds, a practice which they learned from the Khoikhoi. The timber was chiefly used in wagon making.

Sample Contributor contact details

Thabang Makola
South African National Biodiversity Institute

Phylum:

Angiosperms

Estimated genome size:

1120 million DNA base pairs (1.12G Gigabases)

Organism size:

1-2 meter (height)

Distribution:

The Outeniqua pincushion grows in a Mediterranean climate and prefers cool, southern slopes. It grows well in peat to well-drained, sandy soils, and occurs in isolated stands, at altitudes of 150-500 m. Naturaldistribution is the Outeniqua and Tsitsikama Mountains.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

20.55 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

6.14 kilobases

Leucospermum glabrum

Outeniqua Pincushion

Species Card Details

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

0.46 Gigabases

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

96.3% [S:87.8%, D:8.5%]

Importance:

Leucospermum sp belong to the Proteaceae family, a characteristic part of the Cape Floristic Region and an important member of South Africa's indigenous floriculture industry. On the one hand sustaining biodiversity and on the other creating jobs and earning international value on export of flowers Leucospermum glabrum is currently part of a molecular marker development project.

Sample Contributor contact details

Louisa Blomerus
Agricultural Research Council

Photo credit:

© L. Blomerus

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