Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Rumex dentatus L. (Polygonaceae)

Abstract

Rumex dentatus L. is a flowering plant with promising therapeutic effects. Here, we reported the complete chloroplast genome sequence of R. dentatus. The length of the complete genome is 159,103 bp, with a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRb/IRa, 30,628 bp) separated by a large single-copy (LSC, 84,848 bp) region and a small single-copy (SSC, 12,999 bp) region. The overall GC content of the genome was 37.6%, and the corresponding values in the LSC, SSC, and IR regions were 35.8%, 32.6%, and 41.1%, respectively. There are 129 genes, including 84 protein coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. Phylogenetic tree showed that R. dentatus was most relative to the species of R. nepalensis and R. crispus.

Keywords

• chloroplast genome
• rumex dentatus
• phylogenetic tree