The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Lycium ruthenicum (Solanaceae), a traditional medicinal plant in China

Abstract Lycium ruthenicum, Known as a traditional medicinal plant in China, is distributed in the arid and semiarid areas of northwest China. In this study, we assembled the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of L. ruthenicum using data from high-throughput Illumina sequencing. The L. ruthenicum cp genome is 154,979？bp in size and includes two inverted repeat regions of 25,395？bp each, which is separated by a large single copy region of 85,984？bp and a small single copy region of 18,205？bp. A total of 132 genes were predicted, including 37 tRNA, 8 rRNA, and 86 protein-coding genes. In addition, 9 PCG genes possess a single intron, 74 PCG genes no intron, and 3 other genes harbor two introns. 6 tRNA genes harbor a single intron. Phylogenetic analysis placed L. ruthenicum within the Solanaceae