Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Lonicera similis (Caprifoliaceae)

Xiao-Mei Wei; Ying Hu; Kun-Hua Wei; Qing-Hua Wu; Yong Huang; Fan Wei

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1981161

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Lonicera similis (Caprifoliaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Sep 27;6(10):3067-3069. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1981161. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Xiao-Mei Wei^{1

2}, Ying Hu¹, Kun-Hua Wei¹, Qing-Hua Wu¹, Yong Huang³, Fan Wei^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources Protection and Genetic Improvement, Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning, China.
² Guangxi Engineering Research Center of TCM Resource Intelligent Creation, Nanning, China.
³ College of Pharmacy, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.

Abstract

The complete chloroplast genome of Lonicera similis Hemsl. has been characterized by reference-based assembly using Illumina paired-end data. The circular complete cp genome is 155,463 bp in length, containing a large single copy (LSC) region of 89,282 bp, a small single copy (SSC) region of 18,661 bp, which are separated by a pair of inverted repeat (IR) regions of 23,760 bp. A total of 129 genes were predicted from the cp genome, including 83 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that L. similis is more closely related to Lonicera japonica Thunb. and Lonicera dasystyla Rehd. Our result will provide a reference for the phylogenetic relationship, plant identification and resource development and utilization of Lonicera species.

Keywords: Lonicera similis; complete chloroplast; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Guangxi Natural Science Foundation [2018GXNSFBA281050]; Guangxi Innovation-Driven Development Project [GuiKe AA18242040] and Guangxi Natural Science Foundation [2017GXNSFDA198001].