The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Centella asiatica (Linnaeus) Urban. Issue 3 (2nd July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Chan; Xie, Xuena; Li, Fang; Tian, Enwei; Shu, Yuqi; Chao, Zhi
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 5:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 2149
• Page End: 2150
• Publication Date: 2020-07-02
• Subjects: Centella asiatica -- chloroplast genome -- phylogenomic analysis; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1768922
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: The apiaceous species Centella asiatica (Linnaeus) Urban is attractive not only to pharmaceutical researchers for its versatile medicinal uses, but also to botanists for its phylogenetic significance. We acquired its whole chloroplast genome (CP) through genome skimming. The CP genome of Centella asiatica was 154, 771 bp in length, including a large single-copy (LSC) region with 86176 bp, a small single copy (SSC) region with 18107 bp, and a pair of inverted repeats (IR) regions with 25, 343 bp. The whole AT content of the CP genome was 62.3%. Phylogenomic analysis revealed that Centella asiatica formed a separate clade sister to Saniculoideae and Apioideae species in the family Apiaceae. The work provides beneficial data for following researches on the genetic variation, species identification, phylogeny, and classification of Centella.