The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Illigera celebica

Illigera celebicais an evergreen woody vine that belongs to genusIlligeraBl in the family Hernandiaceae and has medicinal value. The complete chloroplast genome ofI. celebicawas sequenced to determine its phylogenetic location with respect to the other species under the Laurales. Its whole chloroplast genome is 156,123 bp in length, and comprises a large single-copy region (LSC, 84,913 bp), a small single-copy region (SSC,18,775 bp), and a pair of inverted repeats (IRs, 26,217 bp). The overall GC content is 39.2% (LSC, 37.8%; SSC, 33.9%; IR, 43.4%). Maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysise (TVM + F + R2 model) was conducted using 15 complete chloroplast genomes of Laurales, and the results confirmed thatHernandia nymphaeifoliaandWilkiea huegelianawere located in the same lineage.