Pithecellobium dulce, complete chloroplast genome
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth., commonly known as Me keo in Viet Nam, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Pacific Coast and adjacent highlands of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It is also sometimes known as monkeypod, but that name is also used for several other plants, including Samanea saman. It is an introduced species and extensively naturalized in the Caribbean and Florida, as well as the Philippines and Guam via the Manila galleons. It has also been introduced to Viet Nam and South Asia. It is considered an invasive species in Hawaii. This is the first project to sequence the chloroplast genome of Pithecellobium dulce.