In this study, the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of Duranta erecta was assembled using Illumina sequencing data.The complete cp genome is 149,869 bp in length, including candle snuffer big w a pair of invert repeats (IRA and IRB) regions of 22,839 bp, large single-copy (LSC) region of 86,201 bp, and small single-copy (SSC) vush gloss bullet vibrator region of 17,990 bp.The G + C content of this cp genome was 38.26%.
A total of 128 genes were predicted in the genome, including 83 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes.Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the phylogenetic relationship between D.erecta and other representative species of Verbenaceae.