Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Dysosma versipellis (Berberidaceae), a rare and threatened species endemic to China. Issue 2 (3rd July 2019) - Shi, Yancai
Abstract: Dysosma versipellis (Berberidaceae) is a rare and threatened medicinal herb endemic to subtropical China. Here, we first report and characterize its complete chloroplast genome based on Illumina paired-end sequencing data. The complete plastid genome was 156, 735 bp, which contained inverted repeats (IR) of 25, 925 bp separated by a large single copy (LSC) and a small single copy (SSC) of 86, 514 bp and 18, 371 bp, respectively. The cpDNA contains 133 genes, comprising 86 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, 8 rRNA genes, and 2 processed pseudogenes. The overall GC content of the plastome is 38.5%. The phylogenetic analysis of 17 selected chloroplast genomes demonstrated that D. versipellis is closely related to the congeneric D. pleiantha .