The complete chloroplast genome of Melicope pteleifolia (Champ. ex Benth.) T. G. Hartley (Rutaceae)

Abstract

Melicope pteleifolia, an important medicinal and horticultural plant, has antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic effects. Here, the complete chloroplast genome of M. pteleifolia was sequenced and its phylogenetic relationship was investigated. The complete chloroplast genome of M. pteleifolia was 159,014 bp in size, including a pair of inverted repeat regions (IR, 27,640 bp), a large single copy region (LSC, 85,124 bp), and a small single copy region (SSC, 18,610 bp). The GC content of the chloroplast genome was 38.3%. A total of 133 genes were annotated, including 88 protein-coding genes, 8 rRNA genes, and 37 tRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that M. pteleifolia clusters together with species of Toddalia, Zanthoxylum, Tetradium, Phellodendron, and Casimiroa.

Keywords:

• Melicope pteleifolia
• chloroplast genome
• phylogenetic analysis
• medicinal plant

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Data availability statement

The genome sequence data that support the findings of this study are openly available in GenBank of NCBI at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/MW046256 under the accession NO. MW046256. The associated BioProject, SRA, and Bio-Sample numbers are PRJNA689686, SRS7968375, and SAMN17214562, respectively.

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Funding

This study was supported by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (CIFMS) [No. 2016-I2M-3-016] and Science and Technology Project in Longhua District, Shenzhen [No. 708027617005].