Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Aster subulatus Michx

In this study, the chloroplast genome of Aster subulatus Michx, an important Chinese herb medical plant, has been presented using BGISEQ-500 sequencing. The chloroplast genome is 153,318 bp in size and is constituted of a pair of inverted repeat regions of 24,927 bp, a small single-copy region of 18,226 bp, and a large single-copy region of 85,238 bp. Totally, 102 unique genes, including 78 protein-coding genes, 20 tRNAs, and 4 rRNAs, were identified and annotated in the chloroplast genome. Phylogenetic maximum likelihood analysis indicated that A. subulatus Michx is closest to A. hersileoides.