Complete chloroplast genome of the wild-type Monimopetalum chinense (Celastraceae)

Jian Pan; Zhen Fang; Dong-Ming Ji; Tao-Hong Gu; Jia-Shou Cheng; Xiao-Ming Yu; Shuai Li; Fu-Rong Ye

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1624207

Complete chloroplast genome of the wild-type Monimopetalum chinense (Celastraceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Jul 12;4(2):2383-2384. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1624207.

Authors

Jian Pan¹, Zhen Fang², Dong-Ming Ji³, Tao-Hong Gu³, Jia-Shou Cheng¹, Xiao-Ming Yu¹, Shuai Li¹, Fu-Rong Ye¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Life and Environment Sciences, Huangshan University, Huangshan, P. R. China.
² Zhawan Forest Industry Breeding Farm of Qimen County, Huangshan, P. R. China.
³ Forestry Bureau of Qimen County, Huangshan, P. R. China.

Abstract

Monimopetalum chinense (Celastraceae), belonging to the monotypic genus, is an endangered species endemic to eastern China. The complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of M. chinense was determined using next-generation sequencing technology. Total length of the cp genome is 159,208 bp, which contained a large single-copy (LSC) of 88,024 bp in length and a small single copy (SSC) of 18,662 bp, separated by two inverted repeats (IRs) of 26,261 bp. The cp DNA is structured with 133 genes, comprising 88 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that Monimopetalum is closely related to the genus Catha and Euonymus with in the Celastraceae.

Keywords: Monimopetalum chinense; chloroplast genome; phylogeny; wild-type.