Abstract

The apiaceous species Centella asiatica (Linnaeus) Urban is attractive not only to pharmaceutical researchers for its versatile medicinal uses, but also to botanists for its phylogenetic significance. We acquired its whole chloroplast genome (CP) through genome skimming. The CP genome ofCentella asiatica was 154,771 bp in length, including a large single-copy (LSC) region with 86176 bp, a small single copy (SSC) region with 18107 bp, and a pair of inverted repeats (IR) regions with 25,343 bp. The whole AT content of the CP genome was 62.3%. Phylogenomic analysis revealed that Centella asiatica formed a separate clade sister to Saniculoideae and Apioideae species in the family Apiaceae. The work provides beneficial data for following researches on the genetic variation, species identification, phylogeny, and classification of Centella.

Details

Title
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Centella asiatica (Linnaeus) Urban
Author
Chan, Li 1 ; Xie, Xuena 1 ; Li, Fang 1 ; Tian, Enwei 1 ; Shu, Yuqi 2 ; Chao, Zhi 1 

 Faculty of Medicinal Plants and Pharmacognosy, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China 
 Department of Pharmacy, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China 
Pages
2149-2150
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Sep 2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
23802359
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2522512833
Copyright
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