The complete chloroplast genome of Hemiboea subacaulis var. jiangxiensis Z. Y. Li 1983 (Gesneriaceae), an endemic species in China

Abstract

The complete chloroplast genome of a Chinese endemic species Hemiboea subacaulis var. jiangxiensis was reported and characterized. The length of chloroplast genome is 153,311 bp, with 37.6% GC content. It has a typical quadripartite structure, including a large single-copy region (LSC, 84,287 bp), a small single-copy region (SSC, 18,094 bp) and a pair of inverted repeats (IRs, 25,465 bp). Totally, 133 unique genes were predicted, including 88 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes and eight rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis and genetic distance revealed this species is sister to its typic H. subacaulis var. subacaulis. This study offers novel genetic data for the molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of the Hemiboea.

Keywords

• Chloroplast genome
• genetic distance
• gesnericaceae
• Hemiboea subacaulis var. jiangxiensis
• phylogeny