The Complete Chloroplast Genome and Morphological Data Support Reinstatement of <i>Sedum jinianum</i> (Crassulaceae) as an Independent Species.

ABSTRACT: Sedum jinianum (Crassulaceae) has been treated as a synonym of S. bulbiferum, a widely distributed species in southern China, in Flora of China. However, critical observations on living plants in the wild revealed remarkable morphological distinctions between the two taxa. Sedum jinianum can be readily distinguished from S. bulbiferum by its alternate leaves, shape and size of leaves, and dark green bulbils. The plastomes of S. jinianum are 150,041-150,086 bp in length and exhibit a typical quadripartite structure. Phylogenetic analysis based on complete chloroplast genome data indicates that S. jinianum forms a monophyletic clade, sister to a well-supported clade comprising four S. bulbiferum samples from geographically

SUBMITTER: Shen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12742950 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature