The complete chloroplast genome of <i>Clematis serratifolia</i> (Ranunculaceae) from Jilin province, China

<i>Clematis serratifolia</i> has high medicinal and ornamental value. In this study, we characterize and report, for the first time, the complete chloroplast genome sequence of <i>C. serratifolia</i> based on high-throughput sequence dates. The whole chloroplast genome of <i>C. serratifolia</i> is a circular molecule of 159,648 bp in length, consisting of a large single-copy (LSC) region of 79,394 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 18,112 bp, and two inverted repeat (IR) regions of 31,071 bp. The overall GC content of the chloroplast genome is 38%, while that in the LSC, SSC, and IR regions is 36.3%, 31.3%, and 42.1%, respectively. The chloroplast genome of <i>C. serratifolia</i> contains 133 genes, including 89 coding genes, 8 ribosomal RNAs, and 36 transfer RNAs. Among them, 14 protein-coding genes have a single intron, and 2 genes have two introns. The phylogenetic analysis showed a close relationship between <i>C. serratifolia</i> and <i>C. heracleifolia</i>.