Chloroplasts are critical to plant survival and adaptive evolution. The comparison of
chloroplast genomes could provide insight into the adaptive evolution of closely related …

Background Zingiberoideae is a large and diverse subfamily of the family Zingiberaceae.
Four genera in subfamily Zingiberoideae each possess 50 or more species, including …

Clethra fargesii, an essential ecological and endemic woody plant of the genus Clethra in
Clethraceae, is widely distributed in Central China. So far, there have been a paucity of …

Chloroplast genomes of plants are highly conserved in both gene order and gene content,
are maternally inherited, and have a lower rate of evolution. Chloroplast genomes are …

Plants of the Agropyron genus are important pasture resources, and they also play important
roles in the ecological restoration. Chloroplast genomes are inherited from maternal parents …

Despite having a generally conserved structure, chloroplast genome data have been helpful
for plant population genetics and evolution research. To mine Pueraria montana chloroplast …

The plant “False Lily of the Valley”, Speirantha gardenii is restricted to south-east China and
considered as an endemic plant. Due to its limited availability, this plant was less studied …

Comparative chloroplast genome analyses are mostly carried out at lower taxonomic levels,
such as the family and genus levels. At higher taxonomic levels, chloroplast genomes are …

Abstract Background The Begonia species are common shade plants that are mostly found
in southwest China. They have not been well studied despite their medicinal and decorative …

Tetraena mongolica, Zygophyllum xanthoxylon, and Z. fabago are three typical dryland
plants with important ecological values in subfamily Zygophylloideae of Zygophyllaceae …