The chloroplast genome of Archontophoenix alexandrae (Arecaceae): an important landscape tree for the subtropics

Ying-Ying Liu; Zhan-Jiang Zhang; Shao-Feng Jiang; Dong-Lan Wang; Ling-Jian Gui

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1715290

The chloroplast genome of Archontophoenix alexandrae (Arecaceae): an important landscape tree for the subtropics

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jan 20;5(1):746-747. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1715290.

Authors

Ying-Ying Liu¹, Zhan-Jiang Zhang¹, Shao-Feng Jiang², Dong-Lan Wang¹, Ling-Jian Gui¹

Affiliations

¹ Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
² Guangxi Key Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Microenvironmental Regulation, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China.

Abstract

Archontophoenix alexandrae, known as king palm, is an important landscape tree for the subtropics and potential sources of dietary fiber. In this study, the complete chloroplast genome of A. alexandrae was determined through Illumina sequencing method. The chloroplast genome was 159,196 bp in length and contained a small single-copy region (17,763 bp), a large single-copy region (87,055 bp) and a pair of IR regions (27,189 bp). 135 genes were determined in the A. alexandrae chloroplast genome, including 86 CDS, 39 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. Archontophoenix alexandrae showed the closest relationship with Veitchia arecina in the phylogenetic analysis.

Keywords: Arecaceae; chloroplast genome; landscape tree; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Science and Technology Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous [Grant No. AD1850002].