The complete chloroplast genome of Styrax confusus Hemsl. (Styracaceae)

Xiaogang Xu; Yaoqin Zhang; Lili Tong; Yabo Wang; Chongli Xia

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1715890

The complete chloroplast genome of Styrax confusus Hemsl. (Styracaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jan 24;5(1):828-829. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1715890.

Authors

Xiaogang Xu^{1

2}, Yaoqin Zhang^{1

2}, Lili Tong³, Yabo Wang^{1

2}, Chongli Xia³

Affiliations

¹ Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.
² State Environmental Protection Scientific Observation and Research Station for Ecology and Environment of Wuyi Mountains, Nanping, China.
³ School of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing, China.

Abstract

Styrax confusus Hemsl. is valued for its beauty and fragrance. Here, we characterized the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of S. confusus using next-generation sequencing. The circular complete cp genome of S. confusus was 157,981 bp in length, containing a large single-copy (LSC) region of 87,571 bp, and a small single-copy (SSC) region of 18,316 bp. It comprises 133 genes, including eight rRNA genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 88 protein-coding genes. The GC content of S. confusus cp genome is 36.95%. A phylogenetic tree reconstructed by 30 chloroplast genomes reveals that S. confusus is mostly related to Styrax calvescens Perk.

Keywords: Styracaceae; Styrax confusus; complete chloroplast genome; phylogenomics.

Grants and funding

This research work was supported by The Biodiversity Investigation, Observation and Assessment Program of Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China; The Special Fiscal Funds for Repair and Purchase in National Public Institutions (2010002002); Jiangsu Forestry Science and Technology Innovation and Extension Program (No. LYKJ[2018]13); The Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).