Characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of the complete chloroplast genome of Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L. F. (Aizoaceae)

• Published in: Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources Vol. 9; no. 9; pp. 1258 - 1262
• Main Authors: Fu, Wei, Li, Lin, Li, Shuang, Li, Yajie, Sun, Juzhi, Zhang, Liang, Zou, Yingchun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.09.2024; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Agronomy; Aizoaceae; Chloroplasts; complete chloroplast genome; Data Note; Genes; Genomes; Genomic analysis; Germplasm; Inverted repeat; Medicinal plants; Mesembryanthemum; Mesembryanthemum cordifolium; Metabolism; Mitochondrial DNA; Nucleotide sequence; Ornamental plants; phylogenetic analysis; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plastome Report; Proteins; rRNA; Transfer RNA; Trees; complete chloroplast genome; phylogenetic analysis; Mesembryanthemum cordifolium
• ISSN: 2380-2359; 2380-2359
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2024.2398180

, a perennial plant with crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in the Aizoaceae family, has significant ornamental and medicinal values. In this study, we reported the first complete chloroplast genome sequence of this species. The total genome size was 153,734 bp in length, including a large single-copy (LSC) region of 85,692 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 18,212 bp, and a pair of inverted repeat (IR) regions of 24,915 bp by each. The overall GC content of the chloroplast genome was 37.08%. The genome encodes 131 genes, comprising 87 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 36 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), and eight ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs). Phylogenetic analysis shows this species was relatively close to . This chloroplast genome sequence will be valuable for species discrimination and for understanding phylogenetic relationships within the genus .