Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Peganum harmala (Zygophyllaceae)

Peganum harmala L. is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the family of Zygophyllaceae, and is grows in semi-arid climates, such as Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, and Inner Mongolia in China, and also Middle East and North Africa. This species is of high medicinal value. The complete chloroplast genome was reported in this study. The chloroplast genome with a total size of 159,957 bp consists of two inverted repeats (IR, 26,550 bp) separated by a large single-copy region (LSC, 88,098 bp) and a small single-copy region (SSC, 18,759 bp). Further annotation revealed the chloroplast genome contains 113 genes, including 79 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and four rRNA genes. A total of 90 simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were identified in the chloroplast genome. This information will be useful for study on the evolution and genetic diversity of Peganum harmala in the future.