The complete chloroplast genome of pioneering plant Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae) in ecological restoration

Ling-Ling Yang; Jun-Qi Niu; Wen-Wei Tang

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1908865

The complete chloroplast genome of pioneering plant Cyperus iria L. (Cyperaceae) in ecological restoration

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Apr 8;6(4):1335-1336. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1908865.

Authors

Ling-Ling Yang¹, Jun-Qi Niu^{1

2}, Wen-Wei Tang¹

Affiliations

¹ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agric-Environment and Agric-Products Safety, Agricultural College, Guangxi University, Nanning, PR China.
² Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources Chemistry and Biotechnology, Yulin Normal University, Yulin, PR China.

Abstract

Cyperus iria L. is an annual weed of the family Cyperaceae, which plays an important role in the environmental remediation of uranium contaminate. Here, the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of Cyperus iria has been reconstructed from the complete genome Illumina sequencing data. The complete cp genome was 185,697 bp in length, containing a large single copy region (LSC) of 99,360 bp and a small single copy region (SSC) of 10,267 bp, which were separated by a pair of 38,035 bp inverted repeat regions (IRs). The cp genome contained 135 genes, including 89 protein-coding genes (PCGs), eight rRNA genes, and 38 tRNA genes. The cp genome has a GC content of 33.16%. Further, the phylogenetic analysis showed a strong sister relationship with Cyperus rotundus.

Keywords: Cyperus iria; complete chloroplast genome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China [No.2018YFD0200300].