The complete chloroplast genome sequence of a medicinal mangrove tree Ceriops tagal and its phylogenetic analysis

Abstract

Ceriops tagal is an inner mangrove tree species and well known medicinal plant with wide distribution in the world mangal. Here, we reported and characterized its complete chloroplast genome sequence assembled from short reads generated by Illumina sequencing. Total chloroplast genome size was164,439 bp, including inverted repeats (IRs) of 26,390 bp, separated by a large single copy (LSC) and a small single copy (SSC) of 92,489 bp and 20,172bp, respectively. A total of 134 genes, including 42 tRNA, 8 rRNA, and 84 protein-coding genes, were identified. Among them, 17 genes occur in IRs, containing six protein-coding genes, four rRNA genes and seven tRNA genes. The GC content of C. tagal is 35.32%. Phylogenetic analysis using the maximum likelihood algorithm showed that C. tagal is sister to a clade with three species in the order Rosales.