Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Lirianthe coco (Loureiro) N. H. Xia & C. Y. Wu (Magnoliaceae), a popular ornamental species

Yongkang Sima; Tao Wu; Yupin Fu; Jiabo Hao; Shaoyu Chen

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1775143

Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Lirianthe coco (Loureiro) N. H. Xia & C. Y. Wu (Magnoliaceae), a popular ornamental species

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jun 11;5(3):2410-2412. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1775143.

Authors

Yongkang Sima¹, Tao Wu¹, Yupin Fu¹, Jiabo Hao¹, Shaoyu Chen¹

Affiliation

¹ Yunnan Academy of Forestry & Grassland, Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Lirianthe coco (Loureiro) N. H. Xia & C. Y. Wu is a popular ornamental species of Magnoliaceae. In the present study, the complete chloroplast genome (cpDNA) of L. coco was sequenced, assembled, and analyzed. The results indicated that the size of chloroplast genome of L. coco is 159,828 bp, which exhibits a typical quadripartite structure including a large single-copy (LSC) region of 87,958 bp and a small single-copy (SSC) region of 18,768 bp separated by a pair of identical inverted repeat regions (IRs) of 26,551 bp each. The genome contained 131 genes (113 unique), including 86 protein-coding genes (80 unique), 37 tRNA genes (29 unique), and 8 rRNA genes (4 unique). Phylogenetic analysis showed that L. coco is affinal to L. odoratissima and forms a nomophyletic group with the latter and L. delavayi.

Keywords: Lirianthe coco (Loureiro) N. H. Xia & C. Y. Wu; Magnoliaceae; complete chloroplast genome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This study was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [31760180] and the Yunnan Academy of Forestry & Grassland Innovation Fund Project [MS2019-07].