Table 2. Comparison of Malvaceae plastid genomes sampled in this study.
| Gossypium hirsutum | Theobroma cacao | Tilia amurensis | Tilia mandshurica | Tilia oliveri | Tilia paucicostata | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size (bp) | 160,301 | 160,604 | 162,715 | 162,796 | 162,734 | 162,653 |
| LSC (bp) | 88,816 | 89,395 | 91,124 | 91,127 | 91,095 | 91,139 |
| SSC (bp) | 20,269 | 20,187 | 20,397 | 20,371 | 20,381 | 20,380 |
| IR (bp) | 25,608 | 25,511 | 25,597 | 25,649 | 25,629 | 25,567 |
| Number of protein-coding genes a | 84 (6) | 85 (6) | 85 (6) | 85 (6) | 85 (6) | 85 (6) |
| Number of tRNA genes a | 37 (7) | 37 (7) | 37 (7) | 37 (7) | 37 (7) | 37 (7) |
| Number of rRNA genes a | 8 (4) | 8 (4) | 8 (4) | 8 (4) | 8 (4) | 8 (4) |
| GC content (%) | 37.3 | 36.9 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
aThe numbers in parenthesis indicate the genes duplicated in the IR regions.