The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Fang; Li, Chan; Tian, Enwei; Chen, Aimin; Ye, Haoting; Shu, Yuqi; Chao, Zhi
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 4:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 441
• Page End: 442
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Anemarrhena asphodeloides -- complete chloroplast genome -- phylogeny; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1545542
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: Anemarrhena asphodeloides represents the only species in monotypic genus Anemarrhena . Its rhizome is called Zhi Mu and has been used in traditional medicine in China for more than 2000 years. We sequenced the complete chloroplast (CP) genome of this plant. The CP genome of A. asphodeloides is 157, 734 bp in length, containing a pair of 53, 313 bp inverted repeat regions (IRs) separated by one large and one small single copy region (LSC and SSC) of 85, 851 and 18, 570 bp, respectively. The over-all AT content of the CP genome is 62.15%. The phylogenetic analysis strongly supported that A. asphodeloides comprises a monophyly, and it is affiliated to Subfam. Agavoideae (Asparagaceae). The results will be useful for conservation, phylogenetics, and identification of this species.