The complete chloroplast genome of a medical herb, Halenia elliptica D.Don (Gentianaceae), from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China. Issue 2 (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Likuan; Li, Jinping; Wang, Hongyu; Wei, Zhen; Zuo, Wenming; Zeng, Yang
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 4:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 3381
• Page End: 3382
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Halenia elliptica -- chloroplast genome -- Gentianaceae -- Qinghai-Tibet Plateau -- phylogenetic trees; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1674202
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: Halenia elliptica D.Don (Gentianaceae) is one of the genuine medicinal species in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Here we report the first chloroplast (cp) genome of H. elliptica using Illumina HiSeq X Ten platform. The length of its complete cp genome is 153, 341 bp, containing four sub-regions; a large single-copy region (LSC) of 82, 811 bp and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 18, 278 bp, which are separated by a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRs) of 26, 126bp each. The complete cp genome of H. elliptica contains 129 genes, including 84 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The overall GC content of the cp genome is 38.1%. The phylogenetic analysis, based on 15 cp genomes, suggested that H. elliptica is closely related to Halenia corniculata (L.) Cornaz and Swertia species.