Characterization of the complete plastid genome sequence of <i>Magnolia buenaventurensis</i> Á.J. Pérez & E. Rea (Magnoliaceae), a newly described species endemic to the Ecuadorian Andes
<i>Magnolia buenaventurensis</i> Á.J.Pérez & E.Rea 2023 is a newly described, endemic, and endangered species of the southwest Ecuadorian Andes mountains. Sequencing and characterizing its plastid genome will help clarify its relationship to other Neotropical <i>Magnolia</i> L. 1753. species. The plastid genome is 159,782 bp in length and includes 131 genes, 86 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 37 transfer RNAs (tRNA), and eight ribosomal RNA (rRNA) regions. Phylogenetic analysis confirms the species' taxonomic classification in the section <i>Talauma</i> (Juss.) Baill 1866 and its close relationship to <i>Magnolia gilbertoi</i> (Lozano) Govaerts 1996 from Colombia, which belongs to the same section. However, the phylogenetic relationship shows low bootstrap support.
Authors
- Kevin S. Burgess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9663-9428)
- Leslie R. Goertzen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7239-8829)
- Zhi‐Qiong Mo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0219-1213)
- Álvaro J. Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0644-9111)
- Alex Harkess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2035-0871)
- Edison Rea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4389-3593)
- Helmut C. Mueller
Institutions
- University System of Georgia (US)
- Kunming Institute of Botany (CN)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Mercer University (US)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Columbus State University (US)
- Mercer University Health Sciences Center (US)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (EC)
- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (US)
- Auburn University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Mitochondrial DNA Part B
- Published
- 2025-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2025.2547906
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00