Complete chloroplast genome of Ulleung Island endemic flowering cherry, Prunus takesimensis (Rosaceae), in Korea

Myong-Suk Cho; Ji Young Yang; Seung-Chul Kim

doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1443034

Complete chloroplast genome of Ulleung Island endemic flowering cherry, Prunus takesimensis (Rosaceae), in Korea

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2018 Feb 24;3(1):274-275. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1443034.

Authors

Myong-Suk Cho¹, Ji Young Yang², Seung-Chul Kim¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
² Research Institute for Ulleung-do & Dok-do, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Prunus takesimensis is an endemic flowering cherry on Ulleung Island, Korea. The complete chloroplast (cp) genome of P. takesimensis was generated by de novo assembly using whole-genome next-generation sequencing approach. The cp genome size was 157,948 bp in length consisting of four regions; large single copy region (85,959 bp), small single copy region (19,117 bp), and a pair of inverted repeat regions (26,436 bp). The genome contained a total of 128 genes, including 83 coding genes, 8 rRNA genes, and 37 tRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis for 20 reported genomes within the family Rosaceae showed the monophyly of the genus Prunus including newly sequenced P. takesimensis.

Keywords: Chloroplast; Prunus takesimensis; Ulleung Island; endemic flowering cherry.