Characterization of the complete plastid genome of Scutellaria microviolacea (Lamiaceae), a species endemic to Yunnan Province of China

Yong-Chao Wang; Zhi-Rong Zhang; Li-Jun Yan

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2069521

Characterization of the complete plastid genome of Scutellaria microviolacea (Lamiaceae), a species endemic to Yunnan Province of China

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 May 6;7(5):758-760. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2069521. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Yong-Chao Wang¹, Zhi-Rong Zhang², Li-Jun Yan¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Vocational and Technical Education, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China.
² Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.

Abstract

The complete plastid genome of Scutellaria microviolacea C. Y. Wu was firstly reported. The full length of the plastid genome was 152,092 bp and comprised of a large single-copy (LSC) region of 84,090 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 17,534 bp, and two inverted repeat regions (IRs) of 25,234 bp. A total of 131 genes were encoded, including 87 protein-coding genes, 36 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The overall GC content of the S. microviolacea plastid genome was 38.3%. Further phylogenetic analysis based on 18 accessions inferred that the genus Scutellaria can be divided into two clades, and S. microviolacea is evolutionarily close to Scutellaria tsinyunensis. Our study provided essential genetic resources for further studies on the evolution and genetic diversity of the genus Scutellaria and its related taxa.

Keywords: Lamiaceae; Scutellaria microviolacea; endemic species; phylogeny; plastid genome.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [31700179 and 32160240], Yunnan Fundamental Research Project [202001AT070062].