First report of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the Indian pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f.

Abstract Objectives Nepenthes, sometimes known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups, is a carnivorous plant genus that contains more than 160 species. Nepenthes khasiana, India's sole representative of the genus, is a rare and endangered dioecious plant endemic to North-east India. Despite...

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Main Authors: Ruchishree Konhar, Debasis Dash, Devendra Kumar Biswal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07082-w
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description Abstract Objectives Nepenthes, sometimes known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups, is a carnivorous plant genus that contains more than 160 species. Nepenthes khasiana, India's sole representative of the genus, is a rare and endangered dioecious plant endemic to North-east India. Despite the fact that it is a prominent insectivorous plant in the Nepenthaceae family, genomic resources for the species are limited, making genomic breeding and understanding the genetic basis of botanical carnivory difficult. Herein, we report the complete chloroplast (cp) and mitochondrial (mt) genomes of N. khasiana for the first time. These organelle genomes were assembled as part of a whole-genome sequencing project aimed at gaining deeper insights into their evolutionary relations with genomes of other carnivorous plants. Data description The complete cp genome (156,914 bp) and mt genome (900,031 bp) of N. khasiana are presented here. The cp genome contains two repeat regions and 131 genes (112 unique genes): 86 protein coding genes, 8 rRNA coding genes and 37 tRNA coding genes. The mt genome contains 84 genes (55 unique genes): 50 protein coding genes, 7 rRNA coding genes and 27 tRNA coding genes. The cp and mt genomic data generated will be useful for future molecular characterization and evolutionary research related to botanical carnivory.
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spelling doaj-art-cc1cf80279c44302a1c85283d08550892025-02-02T12:07:02ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002025-01-011811410.1186/s13104-025-07082-wFirst report of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the Indian pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f.Ruchishree Konhar0Debasis Dash1Devendra Kumar Biswal2CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB)CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB)Bioinformatics Center, North-Eastern Hill UniversityAbstract Objectives Nepenthes, sometimes known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups, is a carnivorous plant genus that contains more than 160 species. Nepenthes khasiana, India's sole representative of the genus, is a rare and endangered dioecious plant endemic to North-east India. Despite the fact that it is a prominent insectivorous plant in the Nepenthaceae family, genomic resources for the species are limited, making genomic breeding and understanding the genetic basis of botanical carnivory difficult. Herein, we report the complete chloroplast (cp) and mitochondrial (mt) genomes of N. khasiana for the first time. These organelle genomes were assembled as part of a whole-genome sequencing project aimed at gaining deeper insights into their evolutionary relations with genomes of other carnivorous plants. Data description The complete cp genome (156,914 bp) and mt genome (900,031 bp) of N. khasiana are presented here. The cp genome contains two repeat regions and 131 genes (112 unique genes): 86 protein coding genes, 8 rRNA coding genes and 37 tRNA coding genes. The mt genome contains 84 genes (55 unique genes): 50 protein coding genes, 7 rRNA coding genes and 27 tRNA coding genes. The cp and mt genomic data generated will be useful for future molecular characterization and evolutionary research related to botanical carnivory.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07082-wNepenthes khasianaMitochondrial genomeChloroplast genomeBotanical carnivoryDe novo assembly
spellingShingle Ruchishree Konhar
Debasis Dash
Devendra Kumar Biswal
First report of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the Indian pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f.
BMC Research Notes
Nepenthes khasiana
Mitochondrial genome
Chloroplast genome
Botanical carnivory
De novo assembly
title First report of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the Indian pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f.
title_full First report of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the Indian pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f.
title_fullStr First report of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the Indian pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f.
title_full_unstemmed First report of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the Indian pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f.
title_short First report of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the Indian pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f.
title_sort first report of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the indian pitcher plant nepenthes khasiana hook f
topic Nepenthes khasiana
Mitochondrial genome
Chloroplast genome
Botanical carnivory
De novo assembly
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07082-w
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