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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:
2 980 million DNA base pairs (2.98 Gigabases)
Size:
One meter in height
Distribution:
It occurs on sandstone and granite outcrops below 500 m from Saldanha Bay to the Cape Peninsula. It is also commonly found on sandy flats and hillsides. It does not tolerate frost and does best with winter rainfall.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
63.41 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
16.75 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
1.66 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.8% [S: 96.5%, D: 3.3%]
BUSCO database:
TBA
Podalyria sericea
Cape satin bush
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Importance:
Podalyria sericea is listed as Vulnerable. This South African endemic plant is threatened due to alien plant infestations, grazing and too frequent fires in its natural habitat. The flowers are visited by carpenter bees and many other insects. This plant has much decorative horticultural value.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Thabang Makola
South African National Biodiversity Institute
Date Published:
2025-03-12
Photo credit:
© T. Makola
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