The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Achnatherum splendens (Pooideae), a high-quality forage grass in Northern China

Abstract

Known as a high quality forage grass, Achnatherum splendens distributes in the northwest of China, northeast, Inner Mongolia, shanxi and hebei provinces. In this study, we assembled the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of A. splendens using data from high-throughput Illumina sequencing. The A. splendens cp genome is 136,876 bp in size and includes two inverted repeat regions of 21,639 bp each, which is separated by a large single copy region of 80,958 bp and a small single copy region of 12,640 bp. A total of 130 genes were predicted, including 38 tRNA, 8 rRNA, and 84 protein-coding genes. In addition, 8 PCG genes possess a single intron, 74 PCG genes no intron, 2 other genes harbor two introns. 6 tRNA genes harbor a single intron. Phylogenetic analysis placed A. splendens within the Stipeae.

Keywords

• achnatherum splendens
• pooideae
• chloroplast genome
• illumina sequencing
• phylogenetic analysis