The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Ulmus parvifolia (Ulmaceae)

Abstract

Ulmus parvifolia Jacq is a kind of landscape tree endemic to East Asia. In this study, the complete chloroplast genome of U. parvifolia was sequenced. The genome was 159,259 bp in length, with a large single-copy (LSC) region of 88,451 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 19,598 bp, and two inverted repeat (IR) regions of 25,605 bp, each. The genome consisted of 121 genes, including 77 protein-coding genes, 36 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The phylogenetic results indicated that Ulmus is not monophyletic and U. parvifolia constitute a well-supported clade sister to U. Sect. Ulmus. The complete chloroplast genome of U. parvifolia will provide important information for phylogenetic and evolutionary studies in Ulmaceae, as well as the other closely related families.

Keywords:

• Ulmus parvifolia
• chloroplast genome
• Ulmaceae
• phylogenetic analysis

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 openly available in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/, reference number MT604161.

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Funding

This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [31700193] and the Key Research and Development Project of Henan province [202102110004].