Characteristics of the complete chloroplast genome of Saxifragaceae species Bergenia purpurascens (Hook. f. et Thoms.) Engl

Li Ao; Na Li; Azam Fardous Mohammad Safiul; Sha Li; Tinjuan Zhao; Jianlan Wang; Yuanchao Zou; Rui Li; Shixi Chen

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2294895

Characteristics of the complete chloroplast genome of Saxifragaceae species Bergenia purpurascens (Hook. f. et Thoms.) Engl

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Dec 22;8(12):1454-1458. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2294895. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Li Ao¹, Na Li¹, Azam Fardous Mohammad Safiul¹, Sha Li¹, Tinjuan Zhao¹, Jianlan Wang¹, Yuanchao Zou¹, Rui Li¹, Shixi Chen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ College of Life Science, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang, China.
² Conservation and Utilization of Fishes Resources in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Neijiang, China.

Abstract

Bergenia purpurascens (Hook. f. et Thoms.) Engl. is one species of traditional Chinese medicinal plant. This is the first publication of its complete chloroplast (cp) genome. The whole cp genome has 157,246 base pairs in length with 132 annotated genes, of which were 87 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNAs, and 8 rRNAs. According to the phylogenetic study, B. purpurascens and Bergenia scopulosa T. P. Wang. 1974 had a sister relationship. This genomic data and conclusions from B. purpurascens phylogenetic research will provide useful information and throw light on more in-depth investigations of the systematics and evolutionary patterns of Saxifragaceae.

Keywords: Bergenia purpurascens; Saxifragaceae; chloroplast genome; phylogenetic analysis; traditional Chinese medicine.

Grants and funding

This work was financially supported by the Neijiang Normal University School-level Research Project [General Project: 2023YB12] and the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province [No. 2022NSFSC1721, 2021YFN0033, 2021YFN0028].