The chloroplast genome of the pincushion cactus Mammilllaria haageana subsp. san-angelensis, a Mexican endangered species

Abstract

The genus Mammillaria occupies diverse habitats and exhibits diverse growth patterns and a large range of morphologies. Most of the species of this genus are used as ornamental plants and are subject to mass habitat loss. Due to these factors, they are being submitted to selective pressure that might affect conservational efforts and management plans. We obtained the 133 gene chloroplast genome as part of the project of sequencing the complete genome of pincushion cactus, including 88 protein-coding genes, 8 rRNA genes, and 37 tRNA genes. The phylogenetic tree indicates the pincushion cactus is a sister species of M. supertexta and M. huitzilopochtli.

Keywords:

• Cactaceae
• phylogenomics
• rare species
• conservation genetics
• succulent plants

Acknowledgements

We thank the Programa de Becas Posdoctorales UNAM and Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas UNAM for SH-A fellowship to conduct this postdoctoral research. We thank Jerónimo Reyes-Santiago for providing the sequenced plant, and Cristian Cervantes-Salgado for the DNA extraction. We thank Luis Zambrano and Zenon Cano for their support as part of the REPSA project IV200117. Zoë Frezques for proof-reading the manuscript.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This work was financially supported by the Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico—Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México through the projects, PAPIIT IV200117, IN211319 and CONACyT INFR-268109.