Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Michelia maudiae (Magnoliaceae)

Michelia maudiae is an evergreen ornamental shrub with strong aromatic flowers with great important for horticulture. In this study, the complete chloroplast genome of M. maudiae was assembled based on the Illumina sequences. The genome was 160,154 bp in length presenting a typical quadripartite structure and contains an inverted repeat region (IR, 26,575 bp), a large single copy region (LSC, 88,200 bp) and a small single copy region (SSC, 18,804 bp). The overall GC content was 39.24%. A total of 130 genes were identified, including 83 protein-coding genes, 38 transfer RNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. Twelve gene species contained one or two introns. The maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis revealed that M. maudiae was closely related with Manglietia insignis.