The complete chloroplast genomes of Heterotis rotundifolia and Heterocentron elegans (Melastomataceae)

Xinjian Zhang; Xiaozhou Liu; Shiou Yih Lee; Yongmei Chen; Yan Zhong; Renchao Zhou; Feng Zeng

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1797582

The complete chloroplast genomes of Heterotis rotundifolia and Heterocentron elegans (Melastomataceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jul 30;5(3):3094-3095. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1797582.

Authors

Xinjian Zhang^{1

2}, Xiaozhou Liu¹, Shiou Yih Lee², Yongmei Chen³, Yan Zhong², Renchao Zhou², Feng Zeng¹

Affiliations

¹ Pubang Landscape Architecture Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, PR China.
² State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China.
³ School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, PR China.

Abstract

Heterotis and Heterocentron are two shrub genera in the tribe Melastomateae (Melastomataceae). Heterotis rotundifolia (Hr) and Heterocentron elegans (He) are both widely used as ornamental plants in the tropical regions. In this study, the complete chloroplast (cp) genomes of Hr and He were sequenced, assembled, and annotated. The cp genome sizes of Hr and He are 156,336 bp and 156,514 bp, respectively. The cp genome of Hr contains a total of 132 genes, including 87 protein-coding, 37 tRNA, and eight rRNA genes, while that of He has 131 genes, including 87 protein-coding, 36 tRNA, and eight rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that Hr is sister to Osbeckia stellata, while He is sister to Tibouchina longifolia.

Keywords: Heterocentron; Heterotis; chloroplast genome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Gazelle Enterprise Special Project of Technology Industry and Information Technology Bureau of Yuexiu District, Guangzhou [2018-GX-001] and Science and Technology Program of Sichuan Province [2018JY0487].