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Group:
Eudicot
Estimated genome size:
0.3 meters in height.
Size:
0.3 meters in height.
Distribution:
Found in grassland habitats across Southern Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
122.04 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
9.24 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
2.75 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.6% [S: 60.8%, D: 38.8%]
Importance:
Some populations of this species in the Barberton region of South Africa have evolved the ability to hyperaccumulate nickel, making this species ideal for a comparative genomics approach to understand the evolution of this extreme phenotype.
Group:
Eudicot
Genome size:
768M million DNA base pairs (0.76 Gigabases)
Size:
15 cm
Distribution:
Roggeveld and Tanqua Karoo
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
127.35 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
7.76 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
0.26 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
100%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Oxalis palmifrons
Palmleaf Sorrel
Importance:
Oxalis palmifrons is perhaps the most unusual and horticulturally sought after South African Oxalis, for its palm-like leaves and rosette growth form. The white flowers are borne in April. It is locally used as a flavourant in soups, hence the name "sopsuring".
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Kenneth Oberlander
University of Pretoria
Date Published:
2024-05-07
Photo credit:
© K. Oberlander
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