Complete plastome sequence of Salacia amplifolia (Celastraceae): an endemic shrub in Hainan, China

Abstract

Salacia amplifolia belongs to Celastraceae. The complete plastome of S.amplifolia is 163,255 bp in length, including two inverted repeat (IR) regions of 28,932 bp, a large single-copy (LSC) region of 86,856 bp, and a small single-copy (SSC) region of 18,535 bp. The plastome contains 113 genes, consisting of 79 unique protein-coding genes, 30 unique tRNA genes, and 4 unique rRNA genes. The overall A/T content in the plastome of S. amplifolia is 62.50%. The complete plastome sequence of S. amplifolia will provide a useful resource for the conservation genetics of this specie as well as for the phylogenetic studies of Salacia.

Keywords

• salacia amplifolia
• plastome
• phylogeny
• genome structure
• celastraceae