Complete chloroplast genome sequence of (Asteraceae), a rare and vulnerable species endemic to China.

(Asteraceae) is a rare and vulnerable species endemic to China. Here, we report and characterize the complete chloroplast genome sequence of based on Illumina paired-end sequencing data. The complete plastid genome was 152,629 bp in length, which contained two inverted repeats (IRs) of 24,954 bp separated by a large single-copy (LSC) and a small single-copy (SSC) of 84,427 bp and 18,294 bp, respectively. The cpDNA contains 131 genes, comprising 85 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, 8 rRNA genes and one processed pseudogene. The overall GC content of the plastome is 37.3%. The phylogenetic analysis of 17 selected chloroplast genomes demonstrated that was close to congeneric species .