top of page
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 (0,77 Giga bases)
Size:
25 cm
Distribution:
Escarpment near Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
99.05 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
5.6 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
262.93 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.2%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Oxalis purpurata
Sorrel
.jpg)
Importance:
This species is a close relative of the highly invasive weed, Oxalis pes-caprae, but has a naturally small distribution range. The genomes of these two species may give us insights into the evolution of invasiveness. The species is Redlisted as Rare.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Kenneth Oberlander
University of Pretoria
Date Published:
2024-06-19
Photo credit:
© G. Stafford
bottom of page