The complete chloroplast genome sequence of an Endangered orchid species Dendrobium bellatulum (Orchidaceae)

Yun-Jiao Zhang; Cong Ma; Yang Feng; Xing Cheng; Ji Song

doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1437811

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of an Endangered orchid species Dendrobium bellatulum (Orchidaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2018 Feb 12;3(1):233-234. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1437811.

Authors

Yun-Jiao Zhang¹, Cong Ma², Yang Feng^{2

3}, Xing Cheng¹, Ji Song¹

Affiliations

¹ Haiyuan College, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
² Yunnan Science Research Institute of Communication & Transportation, Kunming, China.
³ College of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China.

Abstract

Dendrobium bellatulum Rolfe is an Endangered orchid species that is distributed in the subtropical regions of Yunnan Province, China. It was listed in the category of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Here, we reported the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence and the cp genomic features of D. bellatulum. The genome was 152,107 bp long with 129 genes comprising 83 protein-coding genes, 40 tRNA genes, and 6 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis of a data set of cp genomes indicated that D. bellatulum is clustered with other species in Dendrobium.

Keywords: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; Dendrobium bellatulum; chloroplast genome.