The complete chloroplast genome of Justicia leptostachya (Acanthaceae)

Justicia leptostachya is an endemic species in China. The complete chloroplast genome sequence of J. leptostachya was generated by de novo assembly using whole genome next generation sequencing. The complete chloroplast genome was 150,898 bp in length, contained four parts: a large single copy (LSC) region of 82,585 bp, a small single copy (SSC) region of 17,477 bp and two inverted repeat (IRs) regions of 25,418 bp each. The genome annotation contained a total of 114 genes, including 80 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and 4 rRNA genes. The overall GC content was 38.5%. Phylogenetic analysis with the reported chloroplast genomes was also conducted.