Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Paphiopedilum micranthum, an Endangered orchid in China

Xian-De Chen; Dong-Hui Peng; Si-Ren Lan; Jun Chen; Wen-Qun Fu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1698330

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Paphiopedilum micranthum, an Endangered orchid in China

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Dec 12;5(1):115-116. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1698330.

Authors

Xian-De Chen^{1

2

3}, Dong-Hui Peng^{2

3}, Si-Ren Lan^{2

3}, Jun Chen¹, Wen-Qun Fu¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, China.
² Fujian Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation and Engineering Application Research Center, Fuzhou, China.
³ Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.

Abstract

Paphiopedilum micranthum is a rare species of terrestrial herb in the Orchidaceae. It is naturally distributed in southwestern China and north of Vietnam. Here, we reported the first complete chloroplast genome (cpDNA) of P. micranthum. The length is 163,243 bp, with 129 genes, including 77 protein coding genes, 38 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. It includes two inverted repeat regions (IRs) of 36,128 bp each, which were separated by a large single copy region (LSC) of 89,245 bp and a small single copy region (SSC) of 1742 bp. The overall GC-content of the whole chloroplast is 35.8%, while the corresponding values of the LSC, SSC, and IR regions are 33.2, 20, and 39.3, respectively. The complete chloroplast genome sequence of P. micranthum (GenBank accession number: MN535014) can be used as a useful resource for the evolutionary biology study of phylogenetic studies in Orchidaceae.

Keywords: Paphiopedilum micranthum; chloroplast genome; phylogenetic.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Open project funding of Fujian Ornamental Plant Germplasm Resources Innovation and Engineering Application Research Center [115/PTJH16005-01], Fujian Science and Technology Guiding Project Fund [2019N01010033] and Mintai Key Laboratory of Landscape Plants in Fujian Colleges and Universities[2019067].