The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae), a noxious invasive weed to South China

Abstract

It is the first report on complete chloroplast genome of Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae), a noxious invasive weed to South China. The genome is a circular molecule of 152,092 bp in length with 37.58% average GC content, and includes a large single copy region (83,793 bp), a small single copy region (18,287 bp), and two inverted repeat regions (25,006 bp). The M. micrantha cp genome encodes 135 unique genes, including 90 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. ML tree based on 16 complete cpDNA from Asteraceae indicated that M. micrantha has a close sister relationship with Ageratina adenophora and Praxelis clematidea. The complete cpDNA of M. micrantha provides useful molecular data for further phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis.