The complete chloroplast genome of endangered Manglietia insignis, a rare landscaping tree with red lotus-like flowers

• DOI: 10.1007/s12686-017-0754-9
• Publication Date: 2017-04-17T02:00:59Z
• Authors: Wei Zheng; Xiaodan Xu
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 0303 health sciences; 03 medical and health sciences; 13. Climate action; 15. Life on land

Manglietia insignis, a rare and endangered evergreen tree endemic to South Asia, is of great importance for landscaping because of its graceful appearance and red lotus-like flowers. In this study, the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of M. insignis was assembled based on the Illumina sequences. The cp genome of M. insignis was 160,117 bp in length and contained a pair of inverted regions (IR, 26,575 bp) which were separated by the small single copy (SSC, 18,660 bp) and the large single copy (LSC, 88,307 bp) regions. It encoded 131 genes including 86 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA ribosomal genes. The overall AT content of M. insignis cp genome is 60.8%. The maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis revealed that M. insignis was closely related to Michelia odora. This result will be helpful for the conservation, taxonomy, and phylogeny programs of the genus Manglietia.