The complete chloroplast genome of <i>Persicaria maackiana</i> (Regel) Nakai ex T. Mori (Polygonaceae) in Korea

<i>Persicaria maackiana</i> (Regel) Nakai ex T. Mori (1922), a species of the Polygonaceae family, is an annual plant widely distributed in Northeast Asia. We aimed to sequence the complete chloroplast genome of <i>P. maackiana</i> using Illumina HiSeq paired-end sequencing. The chloroplast genome was determined to be 160,635 bp. The complete chloroplast genome contained 129 genes, including 84 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA, and eight rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis of the chloroplast genome sequences of 15 Polygonaceae plants revealed that <i>P. maackiana</i> was most closely related to <i>P. perfoliata</i>. Our findings might be useful for future phylogenetic studies of Polygonaceae.