Plastid Genomes and Phylogeny for 12 Balanophora Populations

Petra Svetlikova assembled plastid genomes for 12 populations of the parasitic plant genus Balanophora, updating the phylogeny of the Balanophoraceae family. The 35.5 MB dataset, last updated in May 2026, includes files in FASTA, PDF, and other bioinformatics formats under a CC-BY-4.0 license. This work clarifies evolutionary relationships, metabolic retention in reduced plastids, and the origins of obligate agamospermy.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing phylogenetic trees based on plastid and nuclear gene sequences.
• Studying genome reduction and metabolic retention in parasitic plant plastids.
• Analyzing the genetic basis of obligate agamospermy (asexual seed production).
• Comparing plastid genome architecture across 12 Balanophora populations.

Strengths

• Includes data from 12 distinct Balanophora populations.
• Combines plastid genome assemblies with nuclear gene data for phylogeny.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect taxonomic or geographic bias inherent to the specific study.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Genome assembly and phylogenetic analysis conducted by the author.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 07:27:07; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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