The complete chloroplast genome of Acer tutcheri Duthie (Acereae, Sapindaceae): an ornamental tree endemic to China

Zhaowan Shi; Bing Sun; Nancai Pei; Xin Shi

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1787899

The complete chloroplast genome of Acer tutcheri Duthie (Acereae, Sapindaceae): an ornamental tree endemic to China

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jul 7;5(3):2686-2687. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1787899.

Authors

Zhaowan Shi¹, Bing Sun¹, Nancai Pei¹, Xin Shi¹

Affiliation

¹ Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, China.

Abstract

Acer tutcheri Duthie is a popular ornamental tree with reddish leaves and bright red fruits. In this study, we report the complete chloroplast genome of it. The cp genome was determined to be 156,973 bp in length, containing a large single copy (LSC) region of 85,356 bp, a small single copy (SSC) region of 18,111 bp and two separated inverted region of 26,753 bp, respectively. It encodes a total of 132 unique genes, including 87 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes and eight rRNA genes. The phylogenetic analysis indicates that A. tutcheri is sister to A. wilsonii Rehd.

Keywords: Acer tutcheri; chloroplast genome; ornamental tree; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

The study was financially supported by the Forestry science and technology innovation project of Guangdong Province [Grant No. 2015KJCK017, 2017KJCX022].