Comparative analysis and phylogenetic investigation of Hong Kong Ilex chloroplast genomes

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 5153 - 13
• Main Authors: Kong, Bobby Lim-Ho, Park, Hyun-Seung, Lau, Tai-Wai David, Lin, Zhixiu, Yang, Tae-Jin, Shaw, Pang-Chui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 04.03.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/208/726; 631/449; Chloroplasts; Comparative analysis; Genomes; Herbal medicine; Humanities and Social Sciences; Medicinal plants; multidisciplinary; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Species; Taxonomy; tRNA; Hong Kong China; China

Ilex is a monogeneric plant group (containing approximately 600 species) in the Aquifoliaceae family and one of the most commonly used medicinal herbs. However, its taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships at the species level are debatable. Herein, we obtained the complete chloroplast genomes of all...