Table 1.

Summary of chloroplast features in four Bupleurum species

	B. shanianum	B. yunnanense	B. kweichowense	B. rockii
Total length (bp)	154,925–155,258	155,211–155,323	155,025	155,120–15,121
Total GC content (%)	37.8	37.8	37.7	37.8
IRa length (bp)	26,261–26,271	26,212–26,279	26,299	26,322
IRb length (bp)	26,261–26,300	26,212–26,279	26,299	26,327
SSC length (bp)	17,478	17,487–17,530	17,575	17,515
LSC length (bp)	84,921–85,208	85,148–85,228	84,920	84,959–84,960
Number unique genes	114	114	114	114
Protein coding	80	80	80	80
tRNA genes	30	30	30	30
rRNA genes	4	4	4	4