The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Lilium speciosum Var. gloriosoides, an important breeding parent.

Lilium speciosum var. gloriosoides is an important breeding parent with high ornamental and edible value in worldwide. In this study, we reported a complete chloroplast genome of L. speciosum var. gloriosoides, which was de novo assembled using the next-generation sequencing data. The whole genome is 152,912 bp in length and includes one large single copy (LSC) region of 70,693 bp, one small single copy (SSC) region of 17,517 bp, and a pair of inverted repeat (IR) region of 26,539 bp. A total of 131 functional genes were encoded, consisting of 76 protein-coding genes, 36 transfer RNA genes, and eight ribosomal RNA genes. The overall AT content of the chloroplast genome is 63.00%. In the maximum likelihood, a strong phylogenetic signal showed that L. speciosum var. gloriosoides is a species of Lilium, which is the first major genome in section Archelirion.