The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Populus davidiana Dode was determined in this study. The cpDNA was 155,853 bp in length, containing a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 27,571 bp each separated by a large and small single copy (LSC and SSC) regions of 84,127 bp and 16,584 bp, respectively. The cpDNA contained 130 genes, including 85 protein-coding genes, 8 ribosomal RNA genes and 37 transfer RNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis indicated P. davidiana was mostly close to Populus tremula, widely distributed in Europe and Populus tremula × alba.
Keywords: Chloroplast genome; Populus davidiana Dode; phylogenetic analysis.
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