Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of a woody invasive species, Leucaena leucocephala in Korea

Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit 1961 (Caesalpinioideae; Fabaceae) is a shrub or small tree that has various ecological and economic usefulness. Here, we sequenced the complete chloroplast genome of L. leucocephala and analyzed its phylogenomic position in the mimosoid clade. The chloroplast geno...

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Main Authors: Jong-Soo Park, Min-Ju Park, Ho-Rim Hwang, Changkyun Kim
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-08-01
Series:Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23802359.2025.2529847
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description Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit 1961 (Caesalpinioideae; Fabaceae) is a shrub or small tree that has various ecological and economic usefulness. Here, we sequenced the complete chloroplast genome of L. leucocephala and analyzed its phylogenomic position in the mimosoid clade. The chloroplast genome of L. leucocephala was 167,423 bp with a pair of inverted repeats of 26,058 bp, a large single-copy region of 95,915 bp, and a small single-copy region of 19,392 bp. Genome annotation predicted 114 genes, including 80 protein-coding, 30 tRNA, and four rRNA genes. The phylogenomic analyses showed that Leucaena was closely related to Dichrostachys in the core mimosoid clade.
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spelling doaj-art-cdee6c6b0f5044b787fd28e3684b1d702025-08-20T03:58:45ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources2380-23592025-08-0110872573010.1080/23802359.2025.2529847Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of a woody invasive species, Leucaena leucocephala in KoreaJong-Soo Park0Min-Ju Park1Ho-Rim Hwang2Changkyun Kim3Division of Botany, Honam National Institute of Biological Resources, Mokpo-si, Republic of KoreaDivision of Botany, Honam National Institute of Biological Resources, Mokpo-si, Republic of KoreaNortheast Asia Lucidophyllus Forest Institute, Mokpo-si, Republic of KoreaDivision of Botany, Honam National Institute of Biological Resources, Mokpo-si, Republic of KoreaLeucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit 1961 (Caesalpinioideae; Fabaceae) is a shrub or small tree that has various ecological and economic usefulness. Here, we sequenced the complete chloroplast genome of L. leucocephala and analyzed its phylogenomic position in the mimosoid clade. The chloroplast genome of L. leucocephala was 167,423 bp with a pair of inverted repeats of 26,058 bp, a large single-copy region of 95,915 bp, and a small single-copy region of 19,392 bp. Genome annotation predicted 114 genes, including 80 protein-coding, 30 tRNA, and four rRNA genes. The phylogenomic analyses showed that Leucaena was closely related to Dichrostachys in the core mimosoid clade.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23802359.2025.2529847Caesalpinioideaeleucaenamimosoid cladephylogenomic analyses
spellingShingle Jong-Soo Park
Min-Ju Park
Ho-Rim Hwang
Changkyun Kim
Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of a woody invasive species, Leucaena leucocephala in Korea
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources
Caesalpinioideae
leucaena
mimosoid clade
phylogenomic analyses
title Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of a woody invasive species, Leucaena leucocephala in Korea
title_full Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of a woody invasive species, Leucaena leucocephala in Korea
title_fullStr Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of a woody invasive species, Leucaena leucocephala in Korea
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of a woody invasive species, Leucaena leucocephala in Korea
title_short Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of a woody invasive species, Leucaena leucocephala in Korea
title_sort characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of a woody invasive species leucaena leucocephala in korea
topic Caesalpinioideae
leucaena
mimosoid clade
phylogenomic analyses
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23802359.2025.2529847
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