Phylogenomic and Metabolomic Data for Cultivated Ferula Species in Xinjiang

Leaf samples from 30 Ferula specimens collected from ten cultivated locations in Xinjiang were analyzed using phylogenomic and metabolomic methods. The dataset includes complete plastome sequences for phylogenetic analysis and untargeted metabolomic profiling that detected 7,169 metabolites. The data was authored by Hafiz Muhammad Wariss and last updated on 2026-04-27.

Use Cases

• Training species classification models based on plastome super-barcoding data.
• Identifying chemotaxonomic markers for Ferula species based on the 7,169 detected metabolites.
• Validating phylogenetic relationships among cultivated Ferula species using combined genomic and metabolomic evidence.
• Supporting quality control and authentication for medicinal and culinary Ferula products.

Strengths

• Includes data from 30 specimens collected from ten distinct locations, providing a basis for geographic comparison.
• Metabolomic profiling detected 7,169 metabolites, offering a detailed chemical fingerprint.
• Combines two complementary data types: complete plastome sequences and untargeted metabolomics.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for certain statistical analyses.
• The dataset is small at 3.3 MB, which may limit the complexity of models that can be trained directly from it.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Leaf samples were analyzed using phylogenetic methods and ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 05:17:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cultivated locations in Xinjiang, China.