Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of medicinal plant <i>Rheum officinale</i> (Polygonaceae)

Abstract

The complete chloroplast (cp) genome of <i>Rheum officinale</i> Baill. was determined based on the Illumina Sequencing data. The cp genome is 161,563 bp in length. The overall G + C content of the cp genome was 37.31%. The <i>R. officinale</i> cp genome contains 129 genes, including 84 protein-coding genes, eight rRNA genes (four rRNA species), and 37 tRNA genes (20 tRNA species). A neighbour-joining phylogenetic tree clarified that the cp genome of <i>R. officinale</i> was closely related to that of <i>R. palmatum</i> in Polygonaceae.