The complete chloroplast genome of Vaccinium henryi Hemsl. 1889 (Ericaceae).

Abstract

Vaccinium henryi Hemsl. 1889 is an endemic deciduous shrub in China, belonging to the family Ericaceae. In this study, the first complete chloroplast genome of V. henryi was assembled and annotated. The genome was 176,339 bp in size containing a large single-copy region of length 106,115 bp, a small single-copy region of length 3022 bp, and a pair of inverted repeat regions of 33,601 bp each. It contained 139 genes, including 91 protein-coding genes, 40 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis exhibited that V. henryi and V. oldhamii were phylogenetic closely related. The chloroplast genome of V. henryi would provide valuable information for phylogenetic and evolutionary research on genus Vaccinium.