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. 2019 Oct 4;4(2):3381-3382.
doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1674202.

The complete chloroplast genome of a medical herb, Halenia elliptica D.Don (Gentianaceae), from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China

Likuan Liu  1 , Jinping Li  1 , Hongyu Wang  1 , Zhen Wei  2 , Wenming Zuo  1 , Yang Zeng  1
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The complete chloroplast genome of a medical herb, Halenia elliptica D.Don (Gentianaceae), from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China

Likuan Liu et al. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. .

Abstract

Halenia elliptica D.Don (Gentianaceae) is one of the genuine medicinal species in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Here we report the first chloroplast (cp) genome of H. elliptica using Illumina HiSeq X Ten platform. The length of its complete cp genome is 153,341 bp, containing four sub-regions; a large single-copy region (LSC) of 82,811 bp and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 18,278 bp, which are separated by a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRs) of 26,126bp each. The complete cp genome of H. elliptica contains 129 genes, including 84 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The overall GC content of the cp genome is 38.1%. The phylogenetic analysis, based on 15 cp genomes, suggested that H. elliptica is closely related to Halenia corniculata (L.) Cornaz and Swertia species.

Keywords: Gentianaceae; Halenia elliptica; Qinghai-Tibet Plateau; chloroplast genome; phylogenetic trees.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Phylogenetic tree of 15 species based on complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequences using NJ (with 1000 replicates) and ML (with 1000 replicates) methods. The numbers below the branches indicate the corresponding bootstrap support values from the NJ and ML trees. Haloxylon persicum (NC_027669) and Rhodiola rosea (MH410216) are outgroups.
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