Table 1. Chloroplast genome characteristics of Stemona sessilifolia, Asparagus officinalis and Carludovica palmata.

Plastome	Characteristics	Species
		Stemona sessilifolia	Asparagus officinalis	Carludovica palmata
Size (bp)	Genome	154037	156699	158545
	LSC	81949	84999	71426
	IR	27090	26531	26529
	SSC	17908	18638	18364
	tRNA genes	2877	2863	2816
	rRNA genes	9060	9052	8866
	CDS	79260	77436	77802
GC content (%)	Overall	38.00	37.59	37.74
	LSC	36.18	35.60	35.79
	IR	42.70	42.92	42.81
	SSC	32.13	31.50	31.51
	tRNA genes	53.43	53.57	53.40
	rRNA genes	55.22	55.38	55.38
	CDS	38.29	38.1	38.41
	1st position	45.7	45.64	45.93
	2nd position	38.46	38.56	38.39
	3rd position	30.72	30.09	30.91
NO. of genes	Total	112	110	112
	protein-coding genes	80	78	80
	tRNAs	28	28	28
	rRNAs	4	4	4
	Genes with introns	18	18	18
	Genes in IR	21	22	19

LSC: large single-copy, IR: inverted repeat, SSC: small single-copy, CDS: coding sequence.