Complete chloroplast genome of Cymbidium ensifolium（Orchidaceae）

Yu-Ting Jiang; Ru-Qiang Lin; Bin Liu; Qin-Meng Zeng; Zhong-Jian Liu; Shi-Pin Chen

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1624637

Complete chloroplast genome of Cymbidium ensifolium（Orchidaceae）

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Jul 11;4(2):2236-2237. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1624637.

Authors

Yu-Ting Jiang^{1

2}, Ru-Qiang Lin^{1

2}, Bin Liu^{1

2}, Qin-Meng Zeng^{1

2}, Zhong-Jian Liu^{1

2

3}, Shi-Pin Chen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
² Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
³ Fujian Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Institute of Conservation and Utilization of Natural Bioresources, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.

Abstract

Cymbidium ensifolium is one of the most economical and ornamental significant orchids. It's facing serious genetic resources loss and habitat fragmentation. A conservation strategy is therefore imperative for this endangered orchid. Here, we report on the first complete chloroplast (cp) genome of C. ensifolium. Its full-length of 150,257 bp include large single-copy (LSC) region of 85,110 bp, small single-copy (SSC) region of 13,761 bp, and a pair of invert repeats (IR) regions of 25,692 bp. Plastid genome contain 137 genes, 78 protein-coding genes, 38 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. Cymbidium ensifolium was sister to C. sinense, Cy. Tortisepalum, and C. kanran. The cp genome will help for further research and conservation of C. ensifolium.

Keywords: Cymbidium ensifolium; orchid; phylogeny; plastid genome.