The complete chloroplast genome of an albino tea, Camellia sinensis cultivar ‘Baiye 1’

For obtaining the sequence and phylogenetic position of Camellia sinensis cultivar 'Baiye1', the complete chloroplast genome was determined. This chloroplast genome is 156,691 bp in length with overall GC content of 37.3%. It was comprised of a large single-copy (LSC) region of 86,585bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 18,276bp, and two inverted repeat (IR) regions of 26,083 bp. It contains 87 protein-coding, 8 rRNA, and 35 tRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis showed 'Baiye1' and C. sinensis cv. 'Longjing43' were clustered into a group. These results may contribute to the further understanding of the albino phenotype and genetic evolution.