Abstract
Epimedium qingchengshanense G. Y. Zhong & B. L. Guo is an endangered species with high ornamental value and medicinal value in China. In this study, we reported the first complete chloroplast (cp) genome of E. qingchengshanense. The whole cp genome of E. qingchengshanense is 159,087 bp in length, comprising a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRs) (27,709 bp) that are separated by a large single-copy (LSC) region (86,607 bp) and a small single-copy (SSC) region (17,062 bp). The circular genome contains 112 unique genes, of which 78 are protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA, and 4 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis shows that E. qingchengshanense has a closer relationship with other Epimedium species.