Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Incarvillea arguta (Bignoniaceae)

Abstract

IIncarvillea arguta belongs to the family Bignoniaceae, is an economically and medicinally important plant. The complete chloroplast genome of I. arguta is 159,135 bp in size, including a large single copy (LSC) region of 87.192 bp, a small single copy (SSC) region of 19,023 bp and a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 26,460 bp. The genome contains 108 genes, including 72 protein-coding genes, 32 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes. The GC content in chloroplast genome, LSC region, SSC region, and IR region were 39.5%, 37.9%, 34.7%, and 43.7%, respectively. The evolutionary analysis suggested that I. arguta is related to Tecomaria capensis.