Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Adenostemma lavenia (Asteraceae) and phylogenetic analysis with related species

Abstract

Adenostemma lavenia is a perennial medical herb in the family Asteraceae. Here, we sequenced and analyzed the complete chloroplast genome of A. lavenia. The complete chloroplast genome size is 150,063 bp with a GC content of 37.63%. The A. lavenia chloroplast genome is a typical quadripartite structure, including a large single-copy region (LSC) of 82,017 bp and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 18,142 bp separated by a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 24,952 bp each. A total of 114 unique genes, including 29 tRNA genes, four rRNA genes, and 81 protein-coding genes were found in the chloroplast genome. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that A. lavenia is more closely related with Chromolaena odorata.

Keywords

• adenostemma lavenia
• chloroplast genome
• phylogenetic analysis