The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Illigera celebica

Illigera celebica is an evergreen woody vine that belongs to genus Illigera Bl in the family Hernandiaceae and has medicinal value. The complete chloroplast genome of I. celebica was 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 that Hernandia nymphaeifolia and Wilkiea huegeliana were located in the same lineage.