The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Ammodendron bifolium (Fabaceae), an endangered desert shrub from China

Haowen Tian; Xinyu Zhu; Juan Qiu; Hongxiang Zhang; Xiaojun Shi

doi:10.1080/23802359.2024.2324922

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Ammodendron bifolium (Fabaceae), an endangered desert shrub from China

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2024 Mar 3;9(3):309-313. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2024.2324922. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Haowen Tian¹, Xinyu Zhu¹, Juan Qiu¹, Hongxiang Zhang², Xiaojun Shi¹

Affiliations

¹ Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Ecological Adaptation and Evolution of Extreme Environment Biology, College of Life Sciences, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, China.

Abstract

Ammodendron bifolium, a rare deciduous shrub, is the only species of Ammodendron (Fabaceae) in China, which distributes in Huocheng county, Xinjiang. This study employed high-throughput sequencing technology to assemble the complete chloroplast genome sequence of A. bifolium. The entire length of chloroplast genome is 154,426 bp. It comprises 128 genes, which include 85 protein-coding genes, 35 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The A. bifolium chloroplast genome has a GC content of 36.41%. Phylogenetic analysis strongly supported that A. bifolium is sister to the members of the Sophora genus. This study will provide the genetic information data for further phylogenetic studies of Ammodendron.

Keywords: Ammodendron bifolium; chloroplast genome; endangered; fabaceae; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Numbers 31960229), Third Xinjiang Scientific Expedition Program (2022xjkk1505) and Wild Plant Resources Survey of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture from the Xinjiang Forestry and Grass Bureau of China.