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- Title
Unpredictable Chemical Diversity of Essential Oils in Cinnamomum burmanni (Lauraceae) Living Collections: Beyond Maternally Inherited Phylogenetic Relationships.
- Authors
Xie, Peiwu; Yang, Qiyi; Chen, Jielian; Tu, Tieyao; Lian, Huiming; He, Boxiang; Cai, Yanling
- Abstract
The genus Cinnamomum encompasses diverse species with various applications, particularly in traditional medicine and spice production. This study focuses on Cinnamomum burmanni, specifically on a high-D-borneol-content chemotype, known as the Meipian Tree, in Guangdong Province, South China. This research explores essential oil diversity, chemotypes, and chloroplast genomic diversity among 28 C. burmanni samples collected from botanical gardens. Essential oils were analyzed, and chemotypes classified using GC-MS and statistical methods. Plastome assembly and phylogenetic analysis were conducted to reveal genetic relationships. Results showed distinct chemotypes, including eucalyptol and borneol types, with notable variations in essential oil composition. The chloroplast genome exhibited conserved features, with phylogenetic analysis revealing three major clades. Borneol-rich individuals in clade II suggested a potential maternal inheritance pattern. However, phylogenetic signals revealed that the composition of essential oils is weakly correlated with plastome phylogeny. The study underscores the importance of botanical gardens in preserving genetic and chemical diversity, offering insights for sustainable resource utilization and selective breeding of high-yield mother plants of C. burmanni.
- Subjects
GUANGDONG Sheng (China); CHINA; ESSENTIAL oils; CHLOROPLAST DNA; CINNAMOMUM; LAURACEAE; CYTOPLASMIC inheritance; BOTANICAL gardens
- Publication
Molecules, 2024, Vol 29, Issue 6, p1206
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules29061206