The complete chloroplast genome of Chimonobambusa utilis (Keng) P. C. Keng, known as 'the king of bamboo shoots'.

The whole chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of Chimonobambusa utilis (Keng) P. C. Keng has been characterized using Illumina pair-end sequencing. The complete cp genome (GenBank accession: OK040769) was 139,540 bp in length, containing a large single copy region (LSC) of 83,133 bp and a small single copy region (SSC) of 12,811 bp, which were separated by a pair of 21,798 bp inverted repeat regions (IRs). The genome contained 133 genes (114 unique), including 86 protein-coding genes (81 unique), 39 tRNA genes (29 unique), and eight rRNA genes (four unique). The overall GC content of C. utilis cp genome is 38.88%. Phylogenetic analysis of 32 cp genomes within the supertribe Bambusatae suggests that C. utilis is closely related to C. quadrangularis.