Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome sequence of wetland macrophyte Typha orientalis (Typhaceae)

Zhen-Dian Liu; Xiong-Li Zhou; Hai-Ying Ma; Yu-Qiang Tian; Shi-Kang Shen

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1698348

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome sequence of wetland macrophyte Typha orientalis (Typhaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Dec 12;5(1):136-137. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1698348.

Authors

Zhen-Dian Liu¹, Xiong-Li Zhou^{1

2}, Hai-Ying Ma¹, Yu-Qiang Tian³, Shi-Kang Shen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
² School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences & Yunnan Key Laboratory for Plateau Mountain Ecology and Restoration of Degraded Environments, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
³ Faculty of Geographical Science, Center for Human-Environment System Sustainability (CHESS), State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology & School of Natural Resources, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.

Abstract

Typha orientalis is an important wetland macrophyte native to the eastern parts of Asia and Oceania. Herein, the complete chloroplast genome of this species was assembled and characterized using whole-genome next-generation sequencing. The complete chloroplast genome showed a circular genome of 160,969 bp size with 36.6% GC content. The genome is of typical structure and contains a pair of inverted repeat (IR) regions with 26,691 bp, separated by one large single-copy (LSC) with 89,118 bp, and one small single-copy (SSC) regions with 18,469 bp. The genome contained 132 genes, including 86 protein-coding genes, 38 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. A phylogenetic tree reconstructed based on 15 chloroplast genomes reveals that T. orientalis is most related to Typha latifolia.

Keywords: chloroplast genome; Typha orientalis; aquatic plant; lakeside; phylogenetic.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant [51869032 and 31560224], the Open Fund of Yunnan Key Laboratory for Plateau Mountain Ecology and Restoration of Degraded Environments [2018DG005], the Young Academic and Technical Leader Raising Foundation of Yunnan Province under grant [2018HB035], and the Program for Excellent Young Talents, Yunnan University to Shi-Kang Shen.