The complete chloroplast genome of Viburnum mongolicum (pall.) Rehd. 1908 and its phylogenetic implications

Viburnum mongolicum (Pall.) Rehd. 1908 is a medicinal and ornamental plant of the Adoxaceae family, yet its chloroplast genome had not been previously characterized. The V. mongolicum chloroplast genome was sequenced on an Illumina platform, followed by assembly, annotation and comparative analysis through bioinformatic tools. The genome length is 158,347 bp, after annotation, a total of 131 genes were identified. Comparative analyses reveal high similarity to other Adoxaceae species, with notable variations in gene content and boundary regions. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrate that V. mongolicum is closely related to V. carlesii and V. lentago. The addition of the V. mongolicum chloroplast genome to the genomic resources of Viburnum enhances our understanding of its phylogeny, supporting future work in species identification and the conservation of genetic resources.