The complete chloroplast genome of the monotypic genus of Bulleyia Schltr. (Orchidaceae)

Abstract

Bulleyia Schltr. is monotypic and represented only by Bulleyia yunnanensis Schltr., native to the Yunnan of China, Bhutan, and northeast India. Here, we report the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence and the cp genome features of B. yunnanensis. The cp genome sequence of B. yunnanensis was 159,581 bp in length and presented a typical quadripartite structure consisting of one large single-copy region (LSC, 87,563 bp), one small single-copy region (SSC, 18,714 bp), and two inverted repeat regions (IR, 26,652 bp). Besides, the cp genome encoded 132 genes, including 113 unique genes (79 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and four rRNA genes). The phylogenetic analysis suggested that B. yunnanensis be closely related to Pholidota in tribe Arethuseae.

Keywords:

• Bulleyia yunnanensis
• chloroplast genome
• phylogenetic analysis
• Orchidaceae

Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Dr. Fei Zhao of Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, for his help in preparing this manuscript. We also thank Mr. Zhi-Feng Xu and Mrs. Xiao-Yun Wang from the Wild Orchid Conservation Center of Yunnan Fengchunfang Biotechnology Company for providing samples.

Disclosure statement

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

Data availability statement

The genome sequence data that support the finding of this study are openly availabie in GenBank of BCBI at https://www.ncbi.nlm,nih.gov under the accession no. MT610368.The associated BioProject, SRA, and Bio-Samplenumbers are PRJN664314,SAMN1625754 and SPX9148609 respectively.

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Funding

This research was supported by a grant from Science and Technology Department of Yunnan Province in China [Grant No. 2019IB018, Comprehensive Scientific Investigation on Ailaoshan and Wuliangshan Mountains National Park].