Table 2.

Genes encoded by two Launaea and eight Reichardia chloroplast genomes.

Category	Group	Genes
Photosynthesis	Subunits_of_photosystem_I	psaA, psaB, psaC, psaI, and psaJ
	Subunits_of_photosystem_II	psbA, psbB, psbC, psbD, psbE, psbF, psbH, psbI, psbJ, psbK, psbL, psbM, psbN, psbT, and psbZ
	Subunits_of_NADH_dehydrogenase	ndhA*, ndhB($\times$2)*, ndhC, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF, ndhG, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, and ndhK
	Subunits_of_cytochrome_b/f_complex	petA, petB*, petD*, petG, petL, and petN
	Subunits_of_ATP_synthase	atpA, atpB, atpE, atpF*, atpH, and atpI
	Large_subunit_of_Rubisco	rbcL
Self-replication	Large_subunits_of_ribosome	rpl2($\times$2)*, rpl14, rpl16*, rpl20, rpl22, rpl23($\times$2), rpl32, rpl33, and rpl36
	Small_subunits_of_ribosome	rps2, rps3, rps4, rps7($\times$2), rps8, rps11, rps12 ($\times$2)**, rps14, rps15, rps16*, rps18, and rps19
	DNA-dependent_RNA_polymerase	rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1*, and rpoC2
	translation initiation factor	infA
	Ribosomal_RNAs	rrn5($\times$2), rrn16($\times$2), and rrn23($\times$2)
	Transfer_RNAs	trnA-UGC($\times$2)*, trnC-GCA, trnD-GUC, trnE-UUC($\times$3)*, trnF-GAA, trnG-GCC, trnH-GUG, trnK-UUU*, trnL-CAA($\times$2)*, trnL-UAA, trnL-UAG, trnM-CAU($\times$4), trnN-GUU($\times$2), trnP-UGG, trnQ-UUG, trnR-ACG($\times$2), trnR-UCU, trnS-CGA, trnS-GCU*, trnS-GGA, trnS-UGA, trnS-GGU, trnT-UGU, trnV-GAC($\times$2), trnV-GCA, trnW-CCA, and trnY-GUA
Other genes	Maturase	matK
	Protease	clpP**
	Envelope_membrane_protein	cemA
	Acetyl-CoA_carboxylase	accD
	C-type_cytochrome_synthesis_gene	ccsA
Genes of unknown function	Proteins_of_unknown_function	ycf1, ycf2($\times$2), ycf3**, ycf4, ycf15($\times$2)

(×N) indicates the genes that have N copies. * and ** indicate genes containing one and two introns, respectively.