The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Camellia zhaiana (Theaceae), a critically endangered species from China

Fang-Yuan Wu; Shi-Cheng Ma; Pin-Ming Ye; Hang Ye; Jin-Lin Ma

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1955027

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Camellia zhaiana (Theaceae), a critically endangered species from China

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Aug 1;6(8):2425-2426. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1955027. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Fang-Yuan Wu¹, Shi-Cheng Ma², Pin-Ming Ye³, Hang Ye¹, Jin-Lin Ma¹

Affiliations

¹ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-wood Forest Cultivation and Utilization, Guangxi Forestry Research Institute, Nanning, China.
² Wuzhou Tea Industry Development Service Center, Wuzhou, China.
³ Golden Camellia Park, Nanning, China.

Abstract

Camellia zhaiana S.X. Yang (Theaceae) is a recently described species reported from Guangxi, China. It was proposed as a critically endangered species according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. In this study, we report and characterize the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of C. zhaiana using Illumina pair-end sequencing data. This is the first report of a cp genome of a species classified in Camellia section. Longipedicellata. The cp genome of C. zhaiana is 156,627 bp in length and includes a large single-copy region (LSC, 86,196 bp), a small single-copy region (SSC, 18,281 bp), and a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRs, 26,075 bp). The genome contains 135 genes, including 40 tRNA, eight rRNA, and 87 protein-coding genes. Phylogenetic analysis showed a strongly supported sister relationship between C. zhaiana and C. longipedicellata, which is a species classified in sect. Longipedicellata. These data support the previous systematic findings of C. zhaiana and advance the bioinformatics of the genus Camellia.

Keywords: Camellia zhaiana; Illumina sequencing; chloroplast genome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Open Research Fund of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Special Non-wood Forest Cultivation & Utilization [Grant No. 19-B-01-03, JB-20-01-04].