The complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic analysis of Gentiana arethusae Burkill (Gentianaceae) from China

Sisi Li; Wenbin Yuan; Shuilian He; Weiwei Bai; Hongzhi Wu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1984334

The complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic analysis of Gentiana arethusae Burkill (Gentianaceae) from China

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Oct 5;6(11):3132-3133. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1984334. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Sisi Li¹, Wenbin Yuan², Shuilian He¹, Weiwei Bai¹, Hongzhi Wu¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Horticulture and Landscape, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
² Department of Pratacultural Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.

Abstract

Gentiana arethusae Burkill is a perennial herb classified in the Gentianaceae. In this study, the complete chloroplast genome of G. arethusae was sequenced and analyzed. The chloroplast genome is 137,458 bp in length and encodes a total of 116 genes, including 71 protein-coding, 37 tRNA, and eight rRNA genes. The genome has a low GC content of 38.0%. Phylogenetic analysis of the genome of G. arethusae resolved it in a clade with Gentiana obconica and Gentiana veitchiorum. The complete chloroplast genome of G. arethusae will be helpful to study the genetic diversity and phylogenetics of the Gentianaceae.

Keywords: Gentiana arethusae; chloroplast genome; genome sequence.

Grants and funding

This work was funded by the project of innovation and utilization for high mountain flowers by Kunming Science and Technology Bureau [Grant no. 2019-1-N-25318000003433].