Complete chloroplast genome of Sphaeropteris brunoniana (Cyatheaceae)

Illumina sequencing was employed to determine the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of (), which is a relict fern. The cp genome of is indeed a circular DNA molecule with 156,659 bp. It includes an inverted repeats (IRs) pair with 24,011 bp each and two single-copy regions with 86,196 bp and 22,441 bp, respectively. Additionally, the genome contains 117 unique genes encoding 85 proteins, 28 tRNAs, four rRNAs. Pseudogenes of ycf66 and trnT-UGU are also detected in this genome.Bayesian phylogenetic tree strongly supports the deduction that belongs to Cyatheaceae. To date, this is the first cp genome for the genus