ABSTRACT
This study reports the complete chloroplast genome sequence of a continental island endemic, Potentilla gageodoensis. The total plastome size was 156,397 bp, comprising one large single-copy (LSC; 85,768 bp), one small single-copy (SSC; 18,589 bp), and two inverted repeat (IR) regions (IRa and IRb, each with 26,020 bp). The overall GC content was 36.92%, and the plastome contained 131 genes, comprising 84 protein-coding genes with two pseudogenes (infA and ycf1), 37 transfer RNA genes, and eight ribosomal RNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis performed using 27 representative Rosoideae plastomes suggests that the genus Potentilla is not monophyletic and that P. gageodoensis is sister to the clade containing four taxa of Potentilla (P. freyniana, P. freyniana var. chejuensis, P. stolonifera, and P. stolonifera var. quelpaertensis). The present study reveals the taxonomic distinction of P. gageodoensis from its congeneric species in Korea and the plastome sequence obtained from this study can be used to study phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic status.
