The complete chloroplast genome of an endangered and endemic species, Acer yangbiense (Aceraceae)

Abstract

Acer yangbiense Y.S. Chen & Q.E. Yang is a species of Aceraceae with a very restricted distribution in Yunnan, China. In this study, the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of A. yangbiense was reported and characterized. The cp genome is 155,706 bp in length and contains a pair of inverted repeats (IRs, 25,858 bp) separated by a large (85,859 bp) and small (18,131 bp) single-copy regions. A total of 128 genes were predicted, including 83 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes and 8 rRNA genes. The phylogenetic analysis suggested that A. yangbiense is sister of the clade formed by A. laevigatum, A. palmatum, A. wilsonii, and A. buergerianum.

Keywords

• acer yangbiense
• aceraceae
• chloroplast genome
• phylogenetic analysis