Abstract

Protea kilimandscharica is endemic to the heath zone of Mt Kenya, restricted to the rocky slopes of the mountain. The complete chloroplast genome of P. kilimandscharica was determined by next-generation sequencing technology, with a total length of 158,657 bp. The cp genome encodes 115 unique genes, with four rRNA genes, 81 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and 30 tRNA genes. A 3.1 kb inversion was noted in the LSC. Phylogenetic analysis, based on 75 common protein-coding genes revealed P. kilimandscharica as sister to Macadamia integrifolia and Macadamia ternifolia.

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Title
The complete chloroplast genome of Protea kilimandscharica Engl. (Proteaceae)
Author
Nzei, John M 1 ; Saina, Josphat K 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mwanzia, Virginia M 1 ; Avoga, Sheila 1 ; Pan, Cheng 2 

1  Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China 
2  CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; Center of Economic Botany, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China 
Pages
603-604
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Mar 2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
23802359
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2019.1710603
ProQuest document ID
2363163886
Copyright
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