Genome and transcriptome analyses of Hibiscus trionum
Hibiscus trionum, commonly known as the 'Flower of an Hour', is an easily culturable plant in the Malvaceae family. The purple base part of its petals exhibits structural color due to the fine ridges on its epidermal cell surface, and the molecular mechanism of ridge formation has been actively investigated. We performed genome sequencing of H. trionum using a long-read sequencing technology with transcriptome and pathway analyses to identify candidate genes for the fine structure formation.