Complete chloroplast genomes of 13 species of sect. Tuberculata Chang (Camellia L.): genomic features, comparative analysis, and phylogenetic relationships.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sect. Tuberculata belongs to Camellia, and its members are characterized by a wrinkled pericarp and united filaments. All the plants in this group, which are endemic to China, are highly valuable for exploring the evolution of Camellia and have great potential for use as an oil source. However, due to the complex and diverse phenotypes of these species and the difficulty of investigating them in the field, their complex evolutionary history and interspecific definitions have remained largely unelucidated.

Results

Therefore, we newly sequenced and annotated 12 chloroplast (cp) genomes and retrieved the published cp genome of Camellia anlungensis Chang in sect. Tuberculata. In this study, comparative analysis of the cp genomes of the thirteen sect. Tuberculata speci

SUBMITTER: Ran Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10809650 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature