The complete chloroplast genome of <i>Illicium simonsii</i> Maxim. (Illiciaceae), a species with important medicinal properties

<i>Illicium simonsii</i> Maxim (1888) is a medicinal species of the genus <i>Illicium</i> in the Illiciaceae family. It is commonly used to cure gastro-frigid vomiting, cystic hernia, gas pains in the chest, and scabies as folk medicine. To utilize its resources efficiently, the complete chloroplast genome of <i>I. simonsii</i> was sequenced, assembled, and annotated by using high-throughput sequencing data. The complete chloroplast genome was 143,038 bp in length, with a large single-copy region (LSC) of 101,094 bp, a short single-copy region (SSC) of 20,070 bp, and a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 21,874 bp. A total of 113 genes were annotated, including 79 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and four rRNA genes. The phylogenetic tree exhibited that <i>I. simonsii and Illicium burmanicum</i> form a sister group, and were nested in the monophyletic clade of the <i>Illicium</i> genus.