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The complete chloroplast genome of the national tree of Peru, quina (Cinchona officinalis L., Rubiaceae)

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Here, we report the first complete chloroplast (cp) genome of Cinchona officinalis. This cp genome has a 156,984 bp in length with typical quadripartite structure, containing a large single copy (LSC) region (83,929 bp) and an 18,051 bp small single-copy (SSC) region, separated by two inverted repeat (IR) regions (27,502 bp). The total GC content was 37.75%. Quina tree chloroplast genome possesses 135 genes that consisted of 89 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA, eight rRNA, and one pseudogene. Phylogenetic analysis showed that C. officinalis is sister to C. pubescens and sister to them is Isertia laevis; all belong to the Cinchonoideae sub-family.

Source: Mitochondrial DNA Part B

DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1969697

Authors: Carlos I. Arbizu, Rubén D. Ferro-Mauricio, Julio C. Chávez-Galarza, Juan Carlos Guerrero-Abad, Héctor V. Vásquez, Jorge L. Maicelo

Institutions: Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria, National University Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza

Language: English

Topic: Plant Diversity and Evolution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria

OpenAlex ID: W3197356802

FWCI: 1.564

Cites: 12

Cited by: 16

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