Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Stachys japonica (Labiatae)

The complete chloroplast genome ofStachys japonicawas reconstructed by reference-based assembly using Illumina paired-end data. The assembled plastome is 150,599 base pairs (bp) in length, including a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRs) of 25,654 bp each, a large single-copy region (LSC) of 81,701 bp and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 17,590 bp. A total of 131 genes were predicted from the chloroplast genome, including 86 protein coding genes, 37 tRNA genes and 8 rRNA genes. The overall GC content ofS. japonicachloroplast genome was 38.5%. Phylogenetic analysis with several reported chloroplast genomes showed thatS. japonicais closely clustered withS. sylvatica. The complete chloroplast genome ofS. japonicaprovides new insight into Labiatae evolutionary and genomic studies.