{"title":"The complete chloroplast genome sequence of <i>Rhododendron caucasicum</i> (Ericaceae)","authors":"Myounghai KWAK, Rainer W. BUSSMANN","doi":"10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.3.230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.3.230","url":null,"abstract":"<i>Rhododendron caucasicum</i> Pall. is a shrub distributed in the mountainous areas of the Caucasus from northeastern Türkiye towards the Caspian Sea. This study reports the first complete chloroplast genome sequence of <i>R. caucasicum</i>. The plastome is 199,487 base pairs (bp) long and exhibits a typical quadripartite structure comprising a large single-copy region of 107,645 bp, a small single-copy region of 2,598 bp, and a pair of identical inverted repeat regions of 44,622 bp each. It contains 143 genes, comprising 93 protein-coding genes, 42 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. The large chloroplast genome size is likely due to the expansion of inverted repeats. A phylogenetic analysis of chloroplast genomes with other <i>Rhododendron</i> species supports previously recognized infrageneric relationship.","PeriodicalId":52232,"journal":{"name":"KOREAN JOURNAL OF PLANT TAXONOMY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135039360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jongsun PARK, Yunho YUN, Hong XI, Woochan KWON, Janghyuk SON
{"title":"Current status of whole-genome sequences of Korean angiosperms","authors":"Jongsun PARK, Yunho YUN, Hong XI, Woochan KWON, Janghyuk SON","doi":"10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.3.181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.3.181","url":null,"abstract":"Owing to the rapid development of sequencing technologies, more than 1,000 plant genomes have been sequenced and released. Among them, 69 Korean plant taxa (85 genome sequences) contain at least one whole-genome sequence despite the fact that some samples were not collected in Korea. The sequencing-by-synthesis method (next-generation sequencing) and the PacBio (third-generation sequencing) method were the most commonly used in studies appearing in 65 publications. Several scaffolding methods, such as the Hi-C and 10x types, have also been used for pseudo-chromosomal assembly. The most abundant families among the 69 taxa are Rosaceae (10 taxa), Brassicaceae (7 taxa), Fabaceae (7 taxa), and Poaceae (7 taxa). Due to the rapid release of plant genomes, it is necessary to assemble the current understanding of Korean plant species not only to understand their whole genomes as our own plant resources but also to establish new tools for utilizing plant resources efficiently with various analysis pipelines, including AI-based engines.","PeriodicalId":52232,"journal":{"name":"KOREAN JOURNAL OF PLANT TAXONOMY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135039501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eun Su KANG, Chang Wook KIM, Dong Chan SON, Mean-Young YIM, Seong-Jin JI
{"title":"<i>Ipomoea heptaphylla</i> and <i>Murdannia nudiflora</i>: New records for the flora of Korea","authors":"Eun Su KANG, Chang Wook KIM, Dong Chan SON, Mean-Young YIM, Seong-Jin JI","doi":"10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.3.222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.3.222","url":null,"abstract":"<i>Ipomoea heptaphylla</i> Sweet and <i>Murdannia nudiflora</i> (L.) Brenan have been discovered on arable land on Jejudo Island, Korea. <i>Ipomoea heptaphylla</i> can easily be distinguished from other Korean Ipomoea species by certain distinctive features, which include thin and coiled long pedicels, small corollas, and, most importantly, palmatisect leaves with five to seven lobes. <i>Murdannia nudiflora</i> is characterized by the absence of a rhizome, the presence of caducous bracteoles, by its bearing of more than one flower, and by its fruits with two seeds per valve and foveolate-reticulate seeds, distinguishing it from <i>M. keisak</i>. In this study, we report the plants <i>I. heptaphylla</i> and <i>M. nudiflora</i> and provide their morphological descriptions, photographs, distribution, and keys.","PeriodicalId":52232,"journal":{"name":"KOREAN JOURNAL OF PLANT TAXONOMY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135039941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The complete chloroplast genome of <i>Scrophularia kakudensis</i> and a comparative analysis of <i>S. kakudensis</i> and <i>S. cephalantha</i>","authors":"Ogyeong SON, KyoungSu CHOI","doi":"10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.3.237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.3.237","url":null,"abstract":"The genus <i>Scrophularia</i> L. (Scrophulariaceae) comprises 200–270 species worldwide and is a taxonomically challenging lineage, displaying morphological diversity and hybridization. <i>S. kakudensis</i> is morphologically similar to the closely related taxa <i>S. kakudensis</i> var. <i>microphylla</i>, <i>S. pilosa</i>, and <i>S. cephalantha</i>. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to sequence the chloroplast (cp) genome of <i>S. kakudensis</i> using next-generation sequencing and compare it to those of related taxa. The complete cp genome sequence of <i>Scrophularia kakudensis</i> was found to be 152,355 bp long, consisting of a pair of inverted repeats of 25,485 bp that separate a large single-copy (LSC) of 83,479 bp from small single-copy regions of 17,909 bp. The cp genome contained 78 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNAs, and four rRNAs. A phylogenetic analysis based on 78 protein-coding genes from six <i>Scrophularia</i> species showed <i>S. kakudensis</i> and <i>S. cephalantha</i> formed with 100% bootstrap values. We compared the complete cp genomes of <i>S. kakudensis</i> and <i>S. cephalantha</i> and identified seven sequence divergence regions: <i>matK/rps16, rps16/trnQ, trnS/trnG, rpoB/trnC, trnS/trnG, rpl32/trnL,</i> and <i>ndhD/psaC</i>. These regions may be useful for determining the phylogenetic relationships among <i>S. kakudensis</i>-related species.","PeriodicalId":52232,"journal":{"name":"KOREAN JOURNAL OF PLANT TAXONOMY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135039942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyeong Jun JO, Hyun-Do JANG, Dae-Hui JEONG, Jae Young KIM, Gyu Young CHUNG
{"title":"Comparative morphological analysis reveals a new record of <i>Boehmeria nakashimae</i> (Urticaceae) in Korea","authors":"Hyeong Jun JO, Hyun-Do JANG, Dae-Hui JEONG, Jae Young KIM, Gyu Young CHUNG","doi":"10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.3.213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.3.213","url":null,"abstract":"A newly recorded species, <i>Boehmeria nakashimae</i> Yahara, is confirmed for the first time to be distributed on forest edges on Jejudo Island, Korea. This species is known to be endemic to northern Kyushu, Japan. It is characterized by ovate to broadly ovate, ellipticovate, or sub-orbicular middle leaf shapes, serrulate-dentate and uniform margins, 17–29 teeth on one side, a short caudate or narrowly acute apex, dense glomerules at fruiting, and densely strigillose on the stems, both surfaces of the leaves, the perianth of staminate flowers, and achenes. Therefore, it is given the new name ‘Je-ju-top-mo-si-pul’ in Korean based on its serrulate-dentate leaf margin and geographical distribution. A description, photographs, illustrations, and keys of related taxa in Korea are provided.","PeriodicalId":52232,"journal":{"name":"KOREAN JOURNAL OF PLANT TAXONOMY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135039737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Min Ji KWON, Gi-Heum NAM, Hyeong Jun JO, Jae Young KIM, Dae-Hui JEONG, Seon JEONG, Byeong Cheol MOON, Gyu Young CHUNG
{"title":"<i>Parasenecio pentaphyllaria</i> (Asteraceae: Senecioneae), a new species of <i>Parasenecio</i> from Korea","authors":"Min Ji KWON, Gi-Heum NAM, Hyeong Jun JO, Jae Young KIM, Dae-Hui JEONG, Seon JEONG, Byeong Cheol MOON, Gyu Young CHUNG","doi":"10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.3.201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.3.201","url":null,"abstract":"<i>Parasenecio pentaphylla</i>, a new species of the genus <i>Parasenecio</i> from Mt. Ilwol-san, Ilwol-myeon, Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea, is described and illustrated here. In Korea, this species has been recognized as <i>P. adenostyloides</i>, known to be a Japanese endemic species. However, it is clearly distinguished from <i>P. adenostyloides</i> by its involucre shape, the number of phyllaries, the number of florets per capitulum, and the ratio of the tube length to the throat length. A molecular phylogenetic analysis using the Internal Transcribed Spacer region also clearly indicated that <i>P. pentaphyllaria</i> was genetically distinct from <i>P. adenostyloides</i>. Therefore, it is recognized as an independent species, different from <i>P. adenostyloides</i>. The specific epithet “<i>pentaphyllaria</i>” was given based on its characteristic of having five phyllaries.","PeriodicalId":52232,"journal":{"name":"KOREAN JOURNAL OF PLANT TAXONOMY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135040071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eun-Kyeong Han, Jung-Hyun Kim, Jin-Seok Kim, C. Hyun, D. Son, G. Chung, Amarsanaa Gantsetseg, Jung-Hyun Lee, In-Su Choi
{"title":"A phylogenetic analysis of the Korean endemic species Paraphlomis koreana (Lamiaceae) inferred from nuclear and plastid DNA sequences","authors":"Eun-Kyeong Han, Jung-Hyun Kim, Jin-Seok Kim, C. Hyun, D. Son, G. Chung, Amarsanaa Gantsetseg, Jung-Hyun Lee, In-Su Choi","doi":"10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.2.157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.2.157","url":null,"abstract":"Paraphlomis koreana (Lamiaceae) was newly named and added to Korean flora in 2014. Paraphlomis belongs to the tribe Paraphlomideae, along with Ajugoides and Matsumurella. However, a recent study has suggested that P. koreana is morphologically similar to Matsumurella chinensis, making them difficult to distinguish from each other. Therefore, we aimed to examine the phylogenetic placement of P. koreana within the tribe and compare its genetic relationship with M. chinensis. We sequenced an additional complete plastid genome for an individual of P. koreana and generated sequences of nuclear ribosomal (nr) DNA regions of internal and external transcribed spacers (ITS and ETS) for two individuals of P. koreana. Maximum likelihood analyses based on two nrDNA regions (ITS and ETS) and four plastid DNA markers (rpl16 intron, rpl32-trnL, rps16 intron, and trnL-F) covering 13 Paraphlomis species and M. chinensis were conducted. Phylogenetic analyses concordantly supported that P. koreana forms a monophyletic group with M. chinensis. Moreover, our study revealed that P. koreana includes nrDNA sequences of M. chinensis as minor intraindividual variants, suggesting that the genetic divergence between the two taxa is incomplete and may represent intraspecific variation rather than distinct species. In conclusion, our findings suggest that the independent species status of P. koreana within Paraphlomis should be reconsidered.","PeriodicalId":52232,"journal":{"name":"KOREAN JOURNAL OF PLANT TAXONOMY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49143778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seed and seed coat morphology in monotypic and endemic genera of Korean angiosperms","authors":"Se-Moon Ahn, A. Kim, Kweon Heo","doi":"10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.2.102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.2.102","url":null,"abstract":"The basic information of ovule and seed characteristics was investigated for five monotypic and endemic genera in the Korean peninsula as categorized by the Flora of Korea category. The carpels and seeds were sectioned with a rotary microtome. Mature seeds were coated with platinum using an ion sputter and observed using a scanning electron microscope. As a result, Abeliophyllum was found to be anatropous and a unitegmic ovule, with a slightly colliculate seed surface and exotestal seed coat type. The ovule of Coreanomecon was anatropous and bitegmic, having a distinct echinate seed surface, and exo-endotestal seed coat type with a prismatic crystal in the mesotesta. The ovule of Hanabusaya was anatropous and a unitegmic, with a long reticulate seed surface sculpture, and distinct exotestal seed coat type. In addition, a wing developed at the opposite side of the raphe bundle. Megaleranthis was an anatropous and bitegmic ovule, having a small pentagonal disk shape, a concave seed surface and exotestal seed coat type. Finally, Pentactina was also anatropous and a unitegmic ovule, reticulate seed sculpture, and endotestal seed coat type. These data will be proving to be a source of good information for securing bio-sovereignty in the near future.","PeriodicalId":52232,"journal":{"name":"KOREAN JOURNAL OF PLANT TAXONOMY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41710827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A survey of the genome-wide genetic variation of Hibiscus hamabo (Malvaceae)","authors":"Geonha Hwang, Ui-Chan Jung, Sang-Tae Kim","doi":"10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.2.148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.2.148","url":null,"abstract":"Hibiscus hamabo (Malvaceae) is a deciduous shrub mainly found in northeast Asia, including China, Japan, and Korea. Due to its limited distribution on Jejudo Island and at several sites in Jeollanam-do in Korea, H. hamabo has been designated as an endangered species by the Ministry of the Environment and has been the subject of several restoration programs. In this study, we quantified genetic variations using double-digestion restrictionassociated DNA sequencing technology in 96 individuals of H. hamabo from 13 distinct populations in Korea. We determined 3,352 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism loci after stringent filtering processes and analyzed the level of genetic variation within and among populations as well as the population differentiation and genetic ancestry with various assumptions pertaining to the population origin. Our results indicated weak differentiations among populations surveyed in this study but clearly suggested that most of the H. hamabo populations maintain a relatively high level of genetic diversity as evidence of frequent genetic exchanges among populations via outcrossing or sequential gene flows. For a more detailed analysis of the origin of Korean H. hamabo and its demographic history, it will be necessary to expand sampling in China and Japan.","PeriodicalId":52232,"journal":{"name":"KOREAN JOURNAL OF PLANT TAXONOMY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43133493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gyu Young CHUNG, Hyun-Do JANG, Kae Sun CHANG, Hyeok Jae CHOI, Young-Soo KIM, Hyuk-Jin KIM, Dong Chan SON
{"title":"A checklist of endemic plants on the Korean Peninsula II","authors":"Gyu Young CHUNG, Hyun-Do JANG, Kae Sun CHANG, Hyeok Jae CHOI, Young-Soo KIM, Hyuk-Jin KIM, Dong Chan SON","doi":"10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.2.79","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2023.53.2.79","url":null,"abstract":"Following recent taxonomic, distributional, and nomenclatural revisions, an updated checklist of endemic plants on the Korean Peninsula is needed. This study provides an updated checklist of vascular plants endemic to the Korean Peninsula and describes their distribution within administrative provinces. The revised checklist includes 373 endemic taxa (304 species, six subspecies, 49 varieties, and 14 nothospecies) from 179 genera and 64 families, representing 9.5% of the total native flora of the Korean Peninsula. Asteraceae (41 taxa), Ranunculaceae (29 taxa), Liliaceae s.l. (24 taxa), and Rosaceae (22 taxa) were the most widely represented families. Compared with the most recent checklist published in 2017, 39 taxa were excluded from the checklist; one taxon was excluded because it did not have a valid published name, seven taxa were excluded because their natural habitats extended to neighboring countries, four taxa were excluded because they were treated as a rank form, and 27 taxa were excluded because they had been identified as heterotypic synonyms of taxa distributed outside of the Korean Peninsula. Fifty-two new taxa were included based on the literature. This checklist will help to focus conservation efforts and provide a framework for research, protection, and policy implementation related to these endemic taxa.","PeriodicalId":52232,"journal":{"name":"KOREAN JOURNAL OF PLANT TAXONOMY","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135857714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}