title: The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Schefflera octophylla.
abstract: The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Schefflera octophylla, a critical Chinese medicine was reported here. The complete chloroplast genome of Schefflera octophylla is 156 685 bp in length with 37.93% overall GC content. A pair of IRs (inverted repeats) of 25 965 bp were separated by LSC (86 609 bp) and SSC (18 146 bp). The phylogenetic analysis of 17 taxa showed a strong sister relationship with Schefflera delavayi. Furthermore the Araliaceae was separated into two major groups.
authors.affiliation: a College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University/Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education/Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education , Chongqing , China.
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zong
authors.affiliation: a College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University/Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education/Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education , Chongqing , China.
authors.forename: Jixuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: a College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University/Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education/Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education , Chongqing , China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: a College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University/Key Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education/Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education , Chongqing , China.
authors.forename: Sangen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D027481:Araliaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D001482:Base Composition; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D054628:Genome, Chloroplast; D018745:Genome, Plant; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; D055029:Inverted Repeat Sequences; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
keywords: Chloroplast genome; phylogenetic relationship, Schefflera octophylla