Lessertia frutescens (L.) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning 2000 is an endemic species of Southern Africa with high medicinal and economic values. To facilitate exploration of its genetic resource, a complete chloroplast genome was determined using Illumina pair-end sequencing technology. The complete circular genome is 122,700 bp in length with overall 34.2% GC contents. It encodes a total of 110 genes, including 76 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA, and four rRNA genes. The maximum-likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree indicated that L. frutescens nested within the Papilionoideae and had a close relationship with Astragalus nakaianus and A. mongholicus . The newly sequenced complete chloroplast genome will help understanding the plastome evolution, genetic diversity and contribute to the genetic conservation of the natural population of L. frutescens .
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