The complete chloroplast genome sequence of the medicinal plant Siegesbeckia orientalis L., the first in the genus Siegesbeckia

Abstract

Siegesbeckia orientalis L. is a plant with important medicinal and economic values. We reported the first complete chloroplast genome sequence of S. orientalis. This genome is 151,821 bp in length and comprises a large single-copy region of 83,540 bp, a small single-copy region of 18,225 bp and a pair of inverted repeat regions of 25,028 bp each. It encodes 138 genes, including 79 protein-coding genes, 27 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes. The phylogenomic analysis showed that S. orientalis and Guizotia abyssinia were clustered together. This genomewill lay the foundation for the molecular discovery and phylogenomic study of this genus.

Keywords

• chloroplast genome
• siegesbeckia orientalis l.
• photosynthesis