The complete chloroplast genome of Aconitum austrokoreense Koidz. (Ranunculaceae), an endangered endemic species in Korea

We determined the complete chloroplast genome sequences of Aconitum austrokoreense Koidz., an endangered endemic species in Korea. The chloroplast DNA is 155,682 bp in length and encodes 37 tRNAs, 8 rRNAs, and 86 protein-coding genes. Phylogenetic analysis and sequence comparison of protein-coding genes with those in other Ranunculaceae chloroplast DNAs showed that the chloroplast genome of A. austrokoreense is closely related to that of A. chiisanense and large sequence variations identified in rps16, matK, and rpl20 are specific to these two species.