The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Begonia versicolor Irmsch. (Begoniaceae)

Abstract

Begonia versicolor (Code: MK434325) is a perennial plant with unique and precious ornamental value, exhibiting gorgeous leaf morphology and graceful flowers, therefore, it is popular with many horticulturalists and plant hobbyist. The complete chloroplast genome of B. versicolor were reported in this article. It had a typical quarter structure as a circular of 169,506 bp, composed by a large single-copy region (LSC, 75,868 bp), a small single-copy region (SSC, 18,290 bp), and two inverted repeats (IRs, 75,258 bp each). Genome annotations showed that it contained total 185 genes, including 133 protein coding genes (PCGs), 44 transfer RNA (tRNAs), and 8 ribosome RNA (rRNAs). The percentage of total GC content was 35.57%. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that Begoniaceae was closely related to Cucurbitaceae family.

Keywords:

• Begonia
• Begoniaceae
• complete chloroplast genome
• automated assembly

Acknowledgment

We thank Yanzhao Chen and Yubing Zhou for assistance in data processing.

Disclosure statement

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

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available in NCBI at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/, reference number [MK434325].

Additional information

Funding

This study was supported by the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou [201803020013] and the National Natural Science Foundation of China [31570195].