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The complete chloroplast genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of Chuanminshen (Chuanminshenviolaceum Sheh et Shan)

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Chloroplast genome sequences are very useful for species identification and phylogenetics. Chuanminshen (Chuanminshen violaceum Sheh et Shan) is an important traditional Chinese medicinal plant, for which the phylogenetic position is still controversial. In this study, the complete chloroplast genome of Chuanminshen violaceum Sheh et Shan was determined. The total size of Chuanminshen chloroplast genome was 154,529 bp with 37.8% GC content. It has the typical quadripartite structure, a large single copy (17,800 bp) and a small single copy (84,171 bp) and a pair of inverted repeats (26,279 bp). The whole genome harbors 132 genes, which includes 85 protein coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, eight rRNA genes, and two pseudogenes. Thirty-nine SSR loci, 32 tandem repeats and 49 dispersed repeats were found. Phylogenetic analyses results with the help of MEGA showed a new insight for the Chuanminshen phylogenetic relationship with the reported chloroplast genomes in Apiales plants.

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This work was supported by the Science and Technology Support Program of Sichuan Province, China (No. 2014FZ0053). The authors would like to thank Shangqing Hu director (Chinese herbal medicine planting research center of Sichuan province, China) for the Chuanminshen species identification.

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      Can Yuan, Wenjuan Zhong, Fangsheng Mou, Yiyun Gong, Deqiang Pu, Peicheng Ji, Haiyan Huang, Zehu Yang & Chao Zhang

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    Yuan, C., Zhong, W., Mou, F. et al. The complete chloroplast genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of Chuanminshen (Chuanminshenviolaceum Sheh et Shan). Physiol Mol Biol Plants 23, 35–41 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-016-0395-6

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