The complete chloroplast genome of Toona sinensis, an important economic and medicinal plant endemic in China

Li Xiang; Lushui Zhang; Jinyao Hu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1895691

The complete chloroplast genome of Toona sinensis, an important economic and medicinal plant endemic in China

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Mar 18;6(3):1025-1027. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1895691.

Authors

Li Xiang¹, Lushui Zhang², Jinyao Hu²

Affiliations

¹ Economics Institute of Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, China.
² Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction, Mianyang Normal University, Mianyang, China.

Abstract

Toona sinensis is an economic and medicinal plant endemic in China. In this study, the complete chloroplast genome of T. sinensis was assembled using the second-generation high-throughput sequencing data. The genome consists of 138 genes in total, including 89 protein-coding genes, 7 ribosomal RNA genes, 40 transfer RNA genes and 2 pseudogenes. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that T. sinensis has a close relationship with the Toona ciliata with strong support. The chloroplast genome presented here provides a valuable resource to conserve this valuable species.

Keywords: Toona sinensis; chloroplast genome; endemic species; phylogenetic.

Grants and funding

This work was financially supported by the Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Project [2019YJ0495] and the Project of Research Center for National Economy in Western China [CWEER201808].