Table 1.
Comparison of the chloroplast genome features of Hypericum perforatum and four other Hypericum species from Genbank.
| Species | H. perforatum | H. ascyron | H. hookerianum | H. monogynum | H. uralum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genome size (bp) | 139,725 | 162,286 | 138,260 | 138,972 | 136,817 |
| LSC (bp) | 95,109 | 97,542 | 120,848 | 93,123 | 118,902 |
| SSC (bp) | 11,084 | 11,052 | 10,950 | 11,079 | 10,961 |
| IR (bp) | 16,766 | 26,846 | 3231 | 17,385 | 3477 |
| Overall GC content % | 37.4 | 37.4 | 38.1 | 37.8 | 37.9 |
| GC content in LSC % | 35.9 | 36.5 | 38.8 | 36.4 | 38.6 |
| GC content in SSC % | 31.4 | 32.3 | 32.6 | 32.0 | 32.5 |
| GC content in IR % | 43.8 | 40.0 | 34.0 | 43.4 | 34.9 |
| Unique genes | 103 | 107 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
| Unique protein-coding genes | 70 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| Unique rRNAs | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Unique tRNAs | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Pseudogenes | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |