Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Trachycarpus fortunei

Abstract

Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl. (Fam.: Palmae; Gen.: Trachycarpus) is an evergreen tree that is widely distributed in China. In this study, T. fortunei complete chloroplast (cp) genome was assembled. The total cp genome size of T. fortunei was 158,613 bp in length, containing a large single-copy region of 86,422 bp, a small single-copy region of 17,847 bp, and a pair of inverted repeat regions of 27,172 bp. The overall GC-content of T. fortunei cp genome was 37.21%. It encodes a total of 109 unique genes, including 79 protein-coding genes, 26 tRNA genes, four rRNA genes. Twelve genes contain a single intron and 11 genes have two introns. Phylogenetic analysis results reveal that T. fortunei was closely related to Chamaerops humilis.

Keywords

• trachycarpus fortunei
• chloroplast genome
• phylogenetic analysis