Complete chloroplast genome of Paphiopedilum emersonii (Orchidaceae)

Feng-Luan Tang; Li-Li Deng; Hui-Zhen Qin; Yan-Cai Shi

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1827069

Complete chloroplast genome of Paphiopedilum emersonii (Orchidaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Oct 7;5(3):3500-3501. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1827069.

Authors

Feng-Luan Tang¹, Li-Li Deng¹, Hui-Zhen Qin¹, Yan-Cai Shi¹

Affiliation

¹ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Functional Phytochemicals Research and Utilization, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, China.

Abstract

Paphiopedilum emersonii is an endemic terrestrial orchid in China. In this study, the chloroplast genome of P. emersonii was determined from BGISEQ-500 sequencing data. The total chloroplast genome was 162,590 bp in length, consisting of a large single-copy region (LSC, 87,852 bp), a small single-copy region (SSC, 870 bp), and two inverted repeat regions (IRA and IRB, 36,934 bp, each). The complete chloroplast genome contains 131 genes, including 81 protein-coding genes, 38 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. In addition, the phylogenetic analysis indicates that P. emersonii was sister to Paphiopedilum micranthum. The chloroplast genome will contribute to the research and conservation of P. emersonii.

Keywords: Paphiopedilum emersonii; chloroplast genome; orchid; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was financially supported by Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China [31760085]; Fund of Chinese Academy of Sciences ‘Light of West China’ Program (2018); Science and Technology Project of Guangxi [AD18281077].