Complete chloroplast genomes of four novel mangrove species provided insights into Rhizophoraceae mangrove divergence in China

Rhizophoraceae is one of the most important mangrove communities, which comprise plants living in intertidal environment. In China, there exist four genera including eight Rhizophoraceae plants. Complete chloroplast (Cp) genomes of four Rhizophoraceae have been reported, however, Cp genomes of the other four remain unclear, which hinders comprehensive understanding of phylogenic relationship and evolutionary history of this family. Here, four novel complete chloroplast genomes of Rhizophoraceae mangrove species (Bruguiera sexangula, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Bruguiera x rhynchopetala and Rhizophora apiculata) were assembled by high-throughput sequencing.