The complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic analysis of Acalypha hispida Burm. f. (Euphorbiaceae), an ornamental and medicinal plant

Yan Dong; Changmei Du; Jianhua Yue; Wenyang Li

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2284414

The complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic analysis of Acalypha hispida Burm. f. (Euphorbiaceae), an ornamental and medicinal plant

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Nov 22;8(11):1285-1289. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2284414. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Yan Dong^{1

2}, Changmei Du³, Jianhua Yue³, Wenyang Li^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Forestry, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan, PR China.
² Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding of Xinyang, Xinyang, Henan, PR China.
³ School of Horticulture, Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University, Xinyang, Henan, PR China.

Abstract

Acalypha hispida Burm. f. (1768) is an evergreen shrub native to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Currently, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental and medicinal plant in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. This study characterized the complete chloroplast genome of A. hispida, which is 172,122 bp in length and consists of large single-copy (LSC) and small single-copy (SSC) regions of 97,025 bp and 19,787 bp, respectively, that are separated by a pair of 27,655 bp inverted repeat (IR) regions. The overall GC content of the genome is 34.22%. The genome contains 131 genes, including 86 protein-coding, 37 tRNA, and eight rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that A. hispida is closely related to Ricinus communis and Cleidiocarpon cavaleriei in the Euphorbiaceae family. The complete chloroplast genome of A. hispida provides genomic resources and potential markers suitable for future species identification and speciation studies of the genus Acalypheae and will also provide important information on the phylogenetic relationships of the Euphorbiaceae family.

Keywords: Acalypha hispida Burm. f.; chloroplast genome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the Program of Research Fund for Young Teachers in Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University (QN2022016), the Young Key Teachers Training Program in Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University (2021), and the Academic Core Teachers Program in Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University (2022).