The complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic analysis of Pleurospermum amabile Craib & W. W. Smith

Abstract

The complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of Pleurospermum amabile is characterized, and its phylogenetic relationships with related taxa in Apiaceae are revealed. The results showed that the complete cp genome of P. amabile was 155,955 bp in length, consisting of a large single-copy (LSC) region of 85,745bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 15,562 bp, which were separated by two inverted repeat regions (IRa and IRb) of 26,324bp, each. In total, 129 genes were annotated, comprising of 84 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The phylogenetic analysis indicated that P. amabile is a member of the East-Asia Clade, and showed a close relationship to Chuanminshen violaceum.

Keywords

• pleurospermum amabile
• complete chloroplast genome
• phylogeny