Table 2.

Genes encoded by the Mikania species, Ageratina fastigiata, Litothamnus nitidus, and Stevia collina plastomes.

Gene function	Gene type	Gene
Self-replication	Ribossomal RNA genes	rrn4.5c, rrn5c, rrn16c, rrn23c
	Transfer RNA genes	trnA-UGCa,c, trnC-GCA, trnD-GUC, trnE-UUC, trnF-GAA, trnfM-CAU, trnG-GCC, trnG-UCCa, trnH-GUG, trnI-CAUc, trnI-GAUa,c, trnK-UUUa, trnL-CAAc, trnL-UAAa, trnL-UAG, trnM-CAU, trnN-GUUc, trnP-UGG, trnQ-UUG, trnR-ACG, trnR-UCUc, trnS-GCU, trnS-GGA, trnS-UGA, trnT-GGU, trnT-UGU, trnV-GACc, trnV-UACa, trnW-CCA, trnY-GUA
	Small ribosomal subunit	rps2, rps3, rps4, rps7c, rps8, rps11, rps12b,c, rps14, rps15, rps16a, rps18, rps19d
	Large ribosomal subunit	rpl2a,c, rpl14, rpl16, rpl20, rpl22, rpl23a,c, rpl32, rpl33, rpl36
	RNA polymerase subunits	rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1a, rpoC2
Photosynthesis	Photosystem I	psaA, psaB, psaC, psaI, psaJ, ycf3b, ycf4
	Photosystem II	psbA, psbB, psbC, psbD, psbE, psbF, psbH, psbI, psbJ, psbK, psbL, psbM, psbN, psbT, psbZ
	NADH-dehydrogenase	ndhAa, ndhBa,c, ndhC, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF, ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK
	Cytochrome b6/f complex	petA, petBa, petDa, petG, petL, petN
	ATP synthase	atpA, atpB, atpE, atpFa, atpH, atpI
	Rubisco	rbcL
Other genes	Translational initiator factor	infA
	Maturase	matK
	Protease	clpPb
	Envelope membrane protein	cemA
	Subunit of Acetil-CoA-carboxylase	accD
	c-type cytochrome synthesis	ccsA
Unknown function	Conserved open read frames	ycf1d, ycf2c, ycf15c

^aGene with one intron.

^bGene with two introns.

^cGene duplicated.

^dGene partially duplicated.