The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Anoectochilus roxburghii

Abstract

The complete chloroplast sequence of the Anoectochilus roxburghii, a popular traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of cancer, was determined in this study. The chloroplast genome (cpDNA)^ was 152,802 bp in length, containing a pair of inverted repeats of 52,728 bp separated by a large single-copy region and a small single-copy region of 82,641 bp and 17,433 bp, respectively. The chloroplast genome encodes 116 predicted functional genes, including 81 protein-coding genes, four ribosomal RNA genes, and 31 transfer RNA genes, 25 of which are duplicated in the inverted repeat regions. The cpDNA is GC-rich (36.9%).

• Anoectochilus roxburghii
• chloroplast genome
• orchid

Declaration of interest

This work was supported by Key Project of the National Research Program of China (2012BAD19B03), and Key Project of the Fujian provincial department of science and technology (2012N4001). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.