The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Mytilaria laosensis

The first complete chloroplast genome (cpDNA) sequence of Mytilaria laosensis was determined from Illumina HiSeq pair-end sequencing data in this study. The cpDNA is 159,941 bp in length, contains a large single-copy region (LSC) of 89,016 bp and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 18,127 bp, which were separated by a pair of inverted repeats (IR) regions of 26,399 bp. The genome contains 130 genes, including 85 protein-coding genes, 8 ribosomal RNA genes, and 37 transfer RNA genes. The overall GC content of the whole genome is 37.9%, and the corresponding values of the LSC, SSC, and IR regions are 35.9, 32.8, and 43.1%, respectively. Further phylogenomic analysis showed that M. laosensis and Chunia bucklandioides clustered in a clade in family Hamamelidaceae.