Complete chloroplast genome of Clematis taeguensis (Ranunculaceae), an endemic species from South Korea

Beom Kyun Park; Balkrishna Ghimire; Young-Ho Ha; Dong Chan Son; Dong-Kap Kim

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1910080

Complete chloroplast genome of Clematis taeguensis (Ranunculaceae), an endemic species from South Korea

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Apr 22;6(4):1496-1497. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1910080.

Authors

Beom Kyun Park¹, Balkrishna Ghimire¹, Young-Ho Ha¹, Dong Chan Son¹, Dong-Kap Kim¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, South Korea.

Abstract

The complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of Clematis taeguensis Y.N.Lee (Ranunculaceae) was determined to be 159,534 bp in length, consisting of large (79,326 bp) and small (18,338 bp) single-copy regions and a pair of identical inverted repeats (30,935 bp). The genome contains 92 protein-coding genes, 32 tRNA genes, 8 rRNA genes, and 1 pseudogene (infA). Phylogenetic analysis of 19 taxa inferred from the chloroplast genome showed a relationship with C. taeguensis, which is also recognized as a species endemic to the Korean Peninsula. The complete cp genome sequence of C. taeguensis reported here provides important information for future phylogenetic and evolutionary studies in Ranunculaceae.

Keywords: Chloroplast genome; Clematis taeguensis; endemic species; phylogenetic relationship.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the research project of the Korea National Arboretum under grant KNA-1-1-13, 14-1.