Characterization of complete chloroplast genome of artificial hybrid passion fruit ‘Ziyan’, Passiflora edulis Sims × P. edulis f. edulis Sims (Passifloraceae)

Abstract

A new super passion fruit, named ‘Ziyan,’ is an artificial hybrid of Passiflora. edulis Sims × P. edulis f. edulis Sims. In this paper, the complete chloroplast genome of the artificial hybrid ‘Ziyan’ was characterized using the Illumina sequencing technology. The entire chloroplast genome was 151,316 bp in length with 37% GC content and 131 genes were produced, including 86 protein-coding genes, 8 ribosomal RNA genes, and 37 transfer RNA genes. Phylogenetic analyses confirmed that ‘Ziyan’ was closely related to yellow passion flower ‘IAPAR-123’ and belongs to Passifloraceae, especially the genus Passiflora.