Chloroplast genome sequencing of three Macrosolen species

Macrosolen plants are parasitic shrubs, several of which are important medicinal plants, that are used as folk medicine in some provinces of China. However, the reports on Macrosolen are limited. In this study, the complete chloroplast genome sequences of Macrosolen cochinchinensis, M. tricolor and M. bibracteolatus were reported. The chloroplast genomes were sequenced by Illumina HiSeq X. The data obtained in this study will be beneficial for further investigations of Macrosolen in respect of evolution and molecular identification.