Complete plastome sequence of <i>Limonium aureum,</i> a medicinal and ornamental species in China

Abstract

<i>Limonium aureum</i> is a perennial herb of Plumbaginaceae, and draw the attention of researchers by its medicinal and ecological value. In this study, we first report the complete chloroplast genome of <i>L. aureum</i> with paired-end sequencing method. The results showed that the complete chloroplast genome of <i>L. aureum</i> is 154,661 bp in length with a typical quadripartite structure, including a large single-copy region (LSC, 84,545 bp), a single-copy region (SSC, 12, 980 bp), and a pair of inverted repeats (IRs, 28,568 bp). There are 113 annotated genes, consisting of 79 unique protein-coding genes, 4 unique ribosomal RNA genes, and 30 transfer RNA genes. Moreover, we constructed a phylogenetic tree with <i>L. aureum</i> and other 34 species based on their complete chloroplast genomes. And the results of the phylogenetic topologies displayed that <i>Plumbago auriculata</i> was closely related to <i>L. aureum.</i> Our results will contribute to the better study and make use of the species.