Comparative plastome analyses and evolutionary relationships of 25 East Asian species within the medicinal plant genus <i>Scrophularia</i> (Scrophulariaceae).

ABSTRACT:

Backgroud

Scrophularia L., a genus of the Scrophulariaceae, is a group of important medicinal plants used for eliminating heat and detoxifying. East Asia has an abundance of potentially medicinal Scrophularia species, and it serves as a secondary diversity center of the genus. However, the genomic resources available for germplasm identification and pharmaceutical exploration of East Asian Scrophularia are insufficient, hindering its commercial and industrial development. Additionally, the interspecific relationships of most East Asian Scrophularia species remain unclear.

Methods

In this study, we sequenced the leaves of 25 East Asian species of the genus Scrophularia, assembled and annotated the complete chloroplast genomes, and subsequent

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11411265 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature