The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Barthea barthei (Melastomataceae), a shrub endemic to southern China

Xuejiao He; Yubing Zhou; Yacheng Cai; Zhendong Chen; Wei Wu; Renchao Zhou; Wei Lun Ng

doi:10.1080/23802359.2017.1403868

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Barthea barthei (Melastomataceae), a shrub endemic to southern China

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2017 Nov 15;2(2):810-811. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1403868.

Authors

Xuejiao He¹, Yubing Zhou², Yacheng Cai², Zhendong Chen¹, Wei Wu², Renchao Zhou², Wei Lun Ng²

Affiliations

¹ Fujian Institute of Tropical Crops, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Abstract

The plant genus Barthea is monotypic, comprising of only a single species (Barthea barthei), and is endemic to southern China. In this study, we report the complete chloroplast genome of B. barthei, assembled from whole-genome high-throughput sequencing data, as a resource for future studies on the taxonomy and evolution of Barthea. The chloroplast genome was 155,951 bp in length, with a large single-copy (LSC) region of 85,882 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 16,445 bp, separated by two inverted repeat (IR) regions of 26,812 bp each. It was predicted to contain a total of 130 genes, with an overall GC content of 36.99%. Phylogenetic analysis placed B. barthei closest to Opisthocentra sp. in Melastomataceae.

Keywords: Barthea barthei; Melastomataceae; automated assembly; complete chloroplast genome; endemic species.