The complete chloroplast genome of Asarum pulchellum Hemsl. (Aristolochiaceae: Asarum L.)

Abstract

Asarum pulchellum Hemsley 1890, belonging to Aristolochiaceae family, is a kind of folk herb resource with certain toxicity. In this study, we acquired the complete chloroplast genome of A. pulchellum for its accurate species identification and phylogenetic analysis. The genome is 177,905 bp in size with a typical circular quadripartite structure, consisting of a large single-copy region, a small single-copy region and a pair of inverted repeats. In total, 136 genes were annotated, including 92 protein-coding genes, 36 tRNA genes and eight rRNA genes. In the phylogenetic analysis, A. pulchellum and A. sieboldii formed a sister clade. The chloroplast genome helps further studies of taxonomy and genetic evolution of Aristolochiaceae family.

Keywords:

• Asarum pulchellum
• medicinal plant
• chloroplast genome
• phylogeny

Disclosure statement

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

Data availability statement

The genome data that support the findings of this study are available in GenBank of NCBI (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) with the accession NO. MZ440306. The associated BioProject, SRA, and Bio-Sample numbers are PRJNA741848, SRR14949216, and SAMN19909611, respectively.

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Funding

This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China [2019YFC1604701].