Table 2.
Characters of Illumina sequencing and assembly of chloroplast genome of eight Gynostemma species.
| Feature | G. pentaphyllum | G. longipes | G. pubescens | G. burmanicum | G. cardiospermum | G. laxiflorum | G. caulopterum | G. pentagynum | Average value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size (bp) | 157,576 | 157,601 | 157,666 | 157,687 | 158,219 | 158,273 | 157,937 | 157,697 | 157,832 |
| LSC (bp) | 86,757 | 86,780 | 86,811 | 86,835 | 87,110 | 87,047 | 86,846 | 86,489 | 86,834 |
| SSC (bp) | 18,653 | 18,647 | 18,627 | 18,624 | 18,627 | 18,708 | 18,583 | 18,724 | 18,649 |
| IRs (bp) | 26,083 | 26,087 | 26,114 | 26,114 | 26,241 | 26,259 | 26,254 | 26,242 | 26,174 |
| Total genes | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 |
| Protein-coding genes | 87 (7) | 87 (7) | 87 (7) | 87 (7) | 87 (7) | 87 (7) | 87 (7) | 87 (7) | 87 (7) |
| tRNA genes | 37 (7) | 37 (7) | 37 (7) | 37 (7) | 37 (7) | 37 (7) | 37 (7) | 37 (7) | 37 (7) |
| rRNA genes | 8 (4) | 8 (4) | 8 (4) | 8 (4) | 8 (4) | 8 (4) | 8 (4) | 8 (4) | 8 (4) |
| Overall GC content (%) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36.9 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36.9875 |
| GC content in LSC (%) | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.9 | 34.9 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.825 |
| GC content in SSC (%) | 30.6 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 30.6 | 30.675 |
| GC content in IR (%) | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 | 42.8 |
The numbers in brackets indicate the genes duplicated in the IR regions.