Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome sequence of <i>Lycium qingshuiheense</i> (Solanaceae)

<i>Lycium qingshuiheense</i> is a typical drought and salt-alkali-tolerant plant, which has been added to the new species of <i>Lycium</i> in recent years. Here, we first sequenced the complete chloroplast genome of <i>L. qingshuiheense</i> to investigate its evolutionary relationship within the family Solanaceae. Results suggested that the circular complete chloroplast genome of <i>L. qingshuiheense</i> was 154,945 bp in length, including a large single-copy (LSC) of 85,930 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) of 18,203 bp, and two inverted repeats (IRs) of 25,406 bp. The GC content accounts for 37.90% and annotated 131 genes, including 86 protein-coding genes, eight rRNA genes, and 37 tRNA genes. A neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree revealed that <i>L. qingshuiheense</i> was a sister species to <i>L. ruthenicum.</i> Our study provides a new insight into the systematic evolution of <i>Lycium</i> in the Solanaceae family.