Complete chloroplast genomes of Camellia pubipetala Y. Wan et S. Z. Huang and Camellia debaoensis R. C. Hu et Y. Q. Liufu

Abstract

Camellia pubipetala Y. Wan et S. Z. Huang and Camellia debaoensis R. C. Hu et Y. Q. Liufu are two threatened species of yellow camellias. The complete chloroplast genomes of C. pubipetala and C. debaoensis are 156,811 and 156,854 bp, respectively. They both have a typical quadripartite structure. C. pubipetala contains 134 genes, including 90 protein-coding genes, 36 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and 8 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Camellia debaoensis also possesses 134 different genes, including 90 protein-coding, 36 tRNA, and 8 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that C. pubipetala is closely related to Camellia huana. Camellia debaoensis, Camellia liberofilamenta, and Camellia mingii formed a clade with 75% bootstrap values.

Keywords

• yellow camellias
• plastid genome