Rhamnoneuron balansae (Drake) Gilg is the only species of the genus Rhamnoneuron in Thymelaeaceae. In this study, we sequenced, assembled, and annotated the complete chloroplast genome of R. balansae. The genome is 172,971 bp in length with a typical quadripartite structure, comprising an LSC region of 85,819 bp, an SSC region of 2,900 bp, and two IR regions of 42,126 bp each. A total of 139 genes were annotated, including 93 protein-coding genes, 38 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis strongly supported R. balansae as sister to Edgeworthia species. Our results provide valuable genetic resources for further studies of Thymelaeaceae.
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