The complete chloroplast genome sequence of monotypic Cyphotheca (Melastomataceae), an endemic genus in China.

ABSTRACT: Cyphotheca, a shrub narrowly endemic to Yunnan, southwest China, is a monotypic genus of Sonerileae in Melastomataceae. The species, Cyphotheca montana, is dwindling and is listed as 'Near Threatened (NT)' by IUCN Red List of China. Herein, we report the complete chloroplast genome (cpDNA) sequence assembled from Illumina pair-end sequencing data. The complete chloroplast genome was 156,424?bp in length, which includes two inverted repeat regions (IRs) of 26,776?bp each, which were separated by a large single copy region (LSC) 85,900?bp and a small single copy region (SSC) 16,972?bp. The chloroplast genome contained 130 genes, including 85 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The overall GC content in the chloroplast genome of C. montana was 37.0%. The phylogenomic analysis showed that C. montana is sister to Barthea barthei.

SUBMITTER: Wen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7687601 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature