The complete chloroplast genome of the lipstick tree, Bixa Orellana (Bixaceae)

Seping Dai; Xuwen Li; Jianzhong Ni; Lin Ruan; Renchao Zhou; Wei Lun Ng

doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1535847

The complete chloroplast genome of the lipstick tree, Bixa Orellana (Bixaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2018 Nov 21;4(1):17-18. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1535847. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Seping Dai¹, Xuwen Li¹, Jianzhong Ni¹, Lin Ruan¹, Renchao Zhou², Wei Lun Ng²

Affiliations

¹ Guangzhou Institute of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Guangzhou, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

Abstract

Bixa orellana is a small tree known for its red, oil-soluble pigment contained in the seed coat that is used as a natural dye and food coloring. In this study, we assembled and characterized the complete chloroplast genome of B. orellana as a resource for future genetic studies. With a total length of 159,825 bp, the chloroplast genome comprised of a large single-copy (LSC) region of 89,476 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 19,617 bp, and two inverted repeat (IR) regions of 25,356 bp each. A total of 127 genes were predicted, consisting of 83 protein-coding genes, 36 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the position of B. orellana within the order Malvales.

Keywords: Bixa; achiote; automated assembly; complete chloroplast genome; natural dye.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the Innovation Platform Construction Project of Guangzhou Science Technology and Innovation Commission [grant no. 201805020006].