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The complete chloroplast genome of two Firmiana species and comparative analysis with other related species

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Firmiana is a small genus within the subfamily Sterculioideae of the Malvaceae. There are nine Firmiana species distributed in South and South-west China, most of which are endangered. Due to the shortage of plastid genomes data, the phylogenetic relationships and the evolutionary history of this genus remain unclear. Therefore, the complete chloroplast genomes of F. calcarean and F. hainanensis were sequenced using high-throughput sequencing and then compared with the chloroplast genomes of other reported Firmiana species. The genome size of F. calcarean and F. hainanensis is 161,263 and 160,031 bp long, respectively, containing a total of 131 genes (including 85 protein coding genes, 37 tRNAs, 8 rRNAs, and one pseudogene). Comparative analysis revealed that the genome structure, GC content, gene content and order, as well as the RNA editing sites within the chloroplast genomes of F. calcarean and F. hainanensis were similar to previously reported Firmiana species. ML phylogenetic analysis revealed that F. danxiaensis, F. hainanensis, F. calcarean, F. simplex, and F. major form a sister group to F. colorata, F. pulcherrima, and F. kwangsiensis. The SSRs, long repeats, and 21 highly divergent regions (Pi > 0.01) identified in this study might provide potential DNA markers for further population genetics and phylogenetic studies of Firmiana. Our findings can help design new species-specific molecular markers and the general framework to further explore the evolutionary history of Firmiana and to address their conservation challenges.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31960083). The authors thank AiMi Academic Services (www.aimieditor.com) for the English language editing and review services.

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Lu, Q., Luo, W. The complete chloroplast genome of two Firmiana species and comparative analysis with other related species. Genetica 150, 395–405 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-022-00169-3

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