Insights into taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships of eleven Aristolochia species based on chloroplast genome.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Aristolochia, as an important genus comprised of over 400 species, has attracted much interest because of its unique chemical and pharmacological properties. However, the intrageneric taxonomy and species identification within Aristolochia have long been difficult because of the complexity of their morphological variations and lack of high-resolution molecular markers.

Methods

In this study, we sampled 11 species of Aristolochia collected from distinct habitats in China, and sequenced their complete chloroplast (cp) genomes.

Results

The 11 cp genomes of Aristolochia ranged in size from 159,375bp (A. tagala) to 160,626 bp (A. tubiflora), each containing a large single-copy (LSC) region (88,914-90,251 bp), a small sing

SUBMITTER: Bai X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9969298 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature