The complete chloroplast genome of the desert shrub Nitraria sphaerocarpa (Nitrariaceae) and phylogenetic analysis

Nitraria sphaerocarpa Maxim. is a typical desert shrub commonly used as a sand binder. Here, we sequenced and characterized the whole plastid genome of N. sphaerocarpa. It is 159,369 bp in length, containing two copies of inverted repeat (IR) regions (26,566 bp, each), a large single-copy (LSC) region (87,854 bp), and a small single-copy (SSC) region (18,383 bp). It has 114 unigenes, including 79 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, four rRNA genes, and one pseudogene (infA). Phylogenetic analysis shows that N. sphaerocarpa is located at a basal position of the genus Nitraria.

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Nitraria sphaerocarpa Maxim. is a typical desert shrub commonly used as a sand binder. The whole plastid genome of N. sphaerocarpa is 159,369 bp in length and contains 114 unigenes, with the majority being protein-coding genes and tRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis places N. sphaerocarpa at a basal position of the genus Nitraria.