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Group:
Eudicot
Size:
5-30cm
Distribution:
Cape Flats to Wellington, with outlying populations near Bredasdorp, Western Cape.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
95 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
5.61 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
432.36 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.6%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Importance:
This highly threatened species is one of the true aquatic species in Oxalis, but much of its original habitat has been lost to urbanisation. Interestingly, it is completely unrelated to the other aquatic species - the genome of this species may offer insights into its conservation, and also into the convergent evolution of an aquatic habit in South African Oxalis. It is Redlisted as Critically Rare.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Kenneth Oberlander
University of Pretoria
Date Published:
2024-10-30
Photo credit:
© J. van der Merwe
Flora
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