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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:
391 million DNA base pairs (0.391 Gigabases)
Size:
5-10 cm
Distribution:
Coastal regions of the Western Cape from Onrus to Stilbaai and confined to sunny, rocky and sandy seashores.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
81.28 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
9.52 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
0.53 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.3%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Prenia vanrensburgii
African Spinach
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Importance:
The soft fleshy leaves of the African Spinach / Seepampoen / Cape spinach are edible, and delicious when prepared in a stew, like spinach. First used by the Khoi and San.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Ernst Van Jaarsveld,
University of Western Cape | Babylonstoren
Date Published:
2024-06-12
Photo credit:
© C. Whitehouse
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