Complete chloroplast genome of Achyranthes bidentata Blume

Achyranthes bidentata Blume is an important herbal medicine. However, little genetic information about Achyranthes is available. To facilitate species identification, we sequenced its complete chloroplast genome using the Illumina MiSeq platform. The data show that the chloroplast genome of A. bidentata is 151,441 bp in size and comprises an 83,890 bp large single-copy region, a 17,261 bp small single-copy region, and two inverted repeat (IR) regions, IRa and IRb (each 25,145 bp). The genome contains 112 unique genes, including 79 protein-coding genes, 4 ribosomal RNAs genes, and 30 transfer RNAs genes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that A. bidentata is most closely related to Alternanthera philoxeroides.