The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Michelia floribunda.

The first complete chloroplast genome (cpDNA) sequence of Michelia floribunda was determined from Illumina HiSeq pair-end sequencing data in this study. The cpDNA is 160,049 bp in length, contains a large single-copy region (LSC) of 88,140 bp and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 18,773 bp, which were separated by a pair of inverted repeats (IR) regions of 26,568 bp. The genome contains 132 genes, including 87 protein-coding genes, 8 ribosomal RNA genes, and 37 transfer RNA genes. Further phylogenomic analysis showed that M. floribunda was closely related to Michelia yunnanensis in Michelieae tribe.