The complete chloroplast genome of Epimedium qingchengshanense G. Y. Zhong et B. L. Guo (Berberidaceae), an endangered species endemic to China

Yanjiao Luo; Xiang Liu; Yao Yu; Qianru Yang; Baolin Guo; Chaoqun Xu; Fengmei Suo; Cheng Zhang; Guoan Shen; Anjia Chen

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1715295

The complete chloroplast genome of Epimedium qingchengshanense G. Y. Zhong et B. L. Guo (Berberidaceae), an endangered species endemic to China

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jan 24;5(1):796-797. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1715295.

Authors

Yanjiao Luo^{1

2}, Xiang Liu^{2

3}, Yao Yu², Qianru Yang², Baolin Guo², Chaoqun Xu², Fengmei Suo², Cheng Zhang², Guoan Shen², Anjia Chen¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Pharmacy, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
² Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
³ Chongqing Academy of Chinese Materia Medica, Chongqing, China.

Abstract

Epimedium qingchengshanense G. Y. Zhong & B. L. Guo is an endangered species with high ornamental value and medicinal value in China. In this study, we reported the first complete chloroplast (cp) genome of E. qingchengshanense. The whole cp genome of E. qingchengshanense is 159,087 bp in length, comprising a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRs) (27,709 bp) that are separated by a large single-copy (LSC) region (86,607 bp) and a small single-copy (SSC) region (17,062 bp). The circular genome contains 112 unique genes, of which 78 are protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA, and 4 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis shows that E. qingchengshanense has a closer relationship with other Epimedium species.

Keywords: Berberidaceae; Chloroplast genome; Epimedium qingchengshanense.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (CIFMS) [2017-12 M-3-013], the National Nature Science Foundation of China [81473302], the Chongqing Science and Technology Burea [cstc2018jcyjAX0316, cc-cstc-CA-19-2], and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and the Technology Projects of Chongqing Health and Family Planning Commission [ZY201802117].