The complete plastid genome of Thyrsostachys siamensis (Poaceae, Bambusoideae)

Thyrsostachys is oligotypic genus of Bambusinae, while its phylogenetic position had been unclear. Here, the complete plastid genome of the type species, T. siamensis, was sequenced and analyzed in this work. The complete genome is a typical quadripartite structure with 139,522 bp in length, comprising of a large single-copy region (LSC, 83,032 bp), a small single-copy region (SSC, 12,892 bp), and a pair of invert repeats regions (IR, 21,799 bp). The genome contains 138 genes, 89 protein-coding genes, 41 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The GC content of genome was 38.9%. Phylogenetic analysis indicated T. siamensis was sister to Dendrocalamus birmanicus within Bambusinae.