The complete chloroplast genome of Epimedium brevicornu Maxim (Berberidaceae), a traditional Chinese medicine herb

Abstract

Epimedium brevicornu Maxim. is a traditional Chinese medicine herb with good effects on many diseases. In the present paper, the complete chloroplast genome of E. brevicornu was sequenced. The complete chloroplast genome of E. brevicornu was 159572 bp in length with 38.83% GC content, including four distinct regions: large single-copy region (86535 bp), small single-copy region (17641 bp), and a pair of inverted repeat regions (27698 bp). The chloroplast genome encoded 112 unique genes, which included 78 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis with the previously reported chloroplast genomes of Epimedium showed that E. brevicornu with small flowers at first clustered with large-flowered E. acuminatum into a strongly supported branch, but not with Epimedium species having similar floral characters. ARTICLE HISTORY

The complete chloroplast genome of Epimedium pubescens Maxim. (Berberidaceae), a traditional Chinese medicine herb

“…The results were basically in accord with the previous phylogenetic trees based on chloroplast genome sequences of Epimedium (Y. Zhang et al 2014Zhang et al , 2016Y.J. Zhang et al 2020).…”

“…Chloroplast genome has been widely utilized for reconstructing phylogenetic relationships and development of DNA barcodes and molecular markers for the identification of plant species/strains (Jansen et al 2007;Avise 2009;Jung et al 2014). In the previous studies, 16 Epimedium species have been reported (Lee et al 2016;Zhanget al 2016;Sun et al 2018;Guo et al 2019;Zhang et al 2020). In the present paper, the complete chloroplast genome of Epimedium pubescens Maxim., one of the four original plants of Herba Epimedii in Chinese Pharmacopeia (The state Pharmacopoeia Committee of China 2015), was sequenced and the phylogenetic relationship of Epimedium was analyzed.…”

“…Zhang et al. 2020 ). Epimedium pubescens of series Brachyrcerae was firstly clustered with E. acumiantum Franch.…”

“… 2019 ; Zhang et al. 2020 ). In the present paper, the complete chloroplast genome of Epimedium pubescens Maxim., one of the four original plants of Herba Epimedii in Chinese Pharmacopeia (The state Pharmacopoeia Committee of China 2015 ), was sequenced and the phylogenetic relationship of Epimedium was analyzed.…”

“…Zhang et al 2016; Y.J. Zhang et al 2020). The overwhelming majority of Epimedium species are endemic to China, although some are found in eastern, southern, and central Asia as well as in Europe (Ma et al 2011).…”