The complete chloroplast genome of Musa acuminata var. chinensis

Musa acuminatavar.chinensisis one of the most important wild banana species native to China which has huge potential breeding value by its cold tolerance and disease resistance. In this study, we first reported the complete chloroplast genome ofM. acuminatavar.chinensisand explore its phylogenetic position using a maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree. The chloroplast genome ofM. acuminatavar.chinensisis 170,402 bp in length and the overall GC content of the whole genome is 36.8%. It consisting of a pair of inverted repeat (IR, 35,320 bp) regions, a large single-copy (LSC, 88,870 bp) and a small single-copy (SSC, 10,900 bp). The chloroplast genome contained 112 genes, including 79 protein-coding genes, 29 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA ribosomal genes. The most genes occur as a single copy, while 23 gene species occur in double copies. Phylogenetic analysis of 7 selected chloroplast genomes revealed thatM. acuminatavar.chinensiswas closely related toM. acuminatassp.malaccensis. The complete chloroplast genome ofM. acuminatavar.chinensiswill greatly enhance precious gene resources for banana breeding programs in the future.