The complete chloroplast genome of Lilium nepalense (Liliaceae)

Hongzhi Wu; Weiwei Bai; Shuilian He; Yan Zhao; Jingzhi Wu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1872451

The complete chloroplast genome of Lilium nepalense (Liliaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Feb 11;6(2):526-527. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1872451.

Authors

Hongzhi Wu¹, Weiwei Bai¹, Shuilian He¹, Yan Zhao¹, Jingzhi Wu¹

Affiliation

¹ Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China.

Abstract

Lilium nepalense is a useful plant species not only for its showy flowers but also has high medicinal value. In this study, the whole chloroplast genome of L. nepalense was sequenced for the first time. The genome size of L. nepalense, was 152,956bp, with typical tetragonal structure: one large single copy (82,573 bp), one small single copy (17,527 bp), and a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRs, 26,428 bp). The overall GC content was 37.0%. The complete genome contained 131 genes, including 85 protein-coding genes, 38 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis showed that L. nepalense was a close relationship between L. leucanthum and L. henryi. Phylogenetic analysis placed L. nepalense under the family Liliaceae.

Keywords: Lilium nepalense; chloroplast genome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was founded by Yunnan Provincial Key R&D Program [Grant no. 2018BB010], and the Academician Expert Workstation from the Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department [Grant no. 2018IC098], and the project of innovation and utilization for high mountain flowers by Kunming Science and Technology Bureau [Grant no. 2019-1-N-25318000003433].