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

<i>Viburnum mongolicum</i> (Pall.) Rehd. 1908 is a medicinal and ornamental plant of the Adoxaceae family, yet its chloroplast genome had not been previously characterized. The <i>V. mongolicum</i> 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 <i>V. mongolicum</i> is closely related to <i>V. carlesii</i> and <i>V. lentago</i>. The addition of the <i>V. mongolicum</i> chloroplast genome to the genomic resources of <i>Viburnum</i> enhances our understanding of its phylogeny, supporting future work in species identification and the conservation of genetic resources.