The complete chloroplast genome of Cibotium barometz (Cibotiaceae), an endangered CITES medicinal fern.

ABSTRACT: The complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of Cibotium barometz, an endangered CITES medicinal fern, was determined by Illumina sequencing. Its genome is a circular molecule of 166,027?bp in length, including a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 29,158?bp, a large single-copy (LSC) region of 85,665?bp, and a small single-copy (SSC) region of 22,046?bp. The genome encodes 118 unique genes, involving 84 protein-coding genes, 28 tRNA genes, four rRNA genes, and two pseudogenes. Maximum likelihood tree showed that C. barometz was closely related to Alsophila spinulosa. This investigation lays solid foundations for endangered medicinal resource conservation and fern phylogenetic studies.

SUBMITTER: Liu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7800266 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature