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. 2019 Sep 18;4(2):3053-3054.
doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1666674.

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of the medicinal plant Nicandra physalodes (Linn.) Gaertn. (Solanaceae)

Qi Chen  1 , Dequan Zhang  1   2
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The complete chloroplast genome sequence of the medicinal plant Nicandra physalodes (Linn.) Gaertn. (Solanaceae)

Qi Chen et al. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. .

Abstract

Nicandra physalodes is an alien plant in southern China, possessing important medicinal values. In this study, we sequenced complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of N. physalodes and investigated its phylogenetic relationship in the family Solanaceae. The total length of the chloroplast genome was 156,729 bp, with 37.8% overall GC content and exhibited typical quadripartite structure, a pair of IRs (inverted repeats) of 25,529 bp was separated by a small single copy (SSC) region of 18,560 bp and a large single copy (LSC) region of 87,111 bp. The cp genome contained 113 genes, including 79 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and four rRNA genes. The phylogenetic analysis indicated N. physalodes was closely related to Datura stramonium.

Keywords: Illumina sequencing; Nicandra physalodes; chloroplast; phylogeny.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors would be pleased to publish genome data in the public database (NCBI) under the publication of this manuscript. The authors declare no conflicts of interest and are responsible for the content.

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Figure 1.
Phylogenetic tree of N. physalodes and related species in Solanaceae based on complete chloroplast genomes (Scrophularia dentata as outgroup).
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