Application of chloroplast genome in the identification of Traditional Chinese Medicine Viola philippica

• DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08727-x
• Publication Date: 2022-07-29T16:45:56Z
• Authors: Dong-Ling Cao; Xue-Jie Zhang; Shao-Qiu Xie; Shou-Jin Fan; Xiao-Jian Qu
• Keywords: Identification; Viola

Viola philippica Cav. is the only source plant of "Zi Hua Di Ding", which a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that utilized as an antifebrile and detoxicant agent for treatment acute pyogenic infections. Historically, many species with violet flowers have been misused in Ding". recognized taxonomically difficult genera due to their highly similar morphological characteristics. Here, all common V. adulterants were sampled. A total 24 complete chloroplast (cp) genomes analyzed, among these 5 cp genome sequences downloaded from GenBank 19 genomes, including 2 Ding" purchased local TCM pharmacy, newly sequenced.