The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Thalictrum aquilegiifolium var. sibiricum (Ranunculaceae)

Abstract

Thalictrum aquilegiifolium (Ranunculaceae) is widely distributed in the Eurasian Continent and Japan and comprises some intraspecific taxa. We report here the complete chloroplast genome of T. aquilegiifolium var. sibiricum. The plastome of T. aquilegiifolium var. sibiricum is 156,074 bp in length, containing large (85,457 bp) and small (17,642 bp) single-copy regions which are separated by a pair of inverted repeats (26,487 bp each). The genome consists of 119 genes, including 88 protein-coding, four ribosomal RNA genes, and 27 transfer RNA genes. Our phylogenetic analysis revealed that Thalictrum species formed a highly supported clade, indicating that these species are monophyletic.

Keywords: Chloroplast; Ranunculaceae; Thalictrum; meadow rue; phylogenetic analysis.