The complete chloroplast genome assembly of Amorphophallus mossambicensis (Araceae) from Africa

Amorphophallus mossambicensis (Schott ex Garcke) N.E.Br 1901, distributed from Tanzania to southern Africa in arid shrubland and deserts, had its complete chloroplast genome assembled to resolve its phylogenetic position. The genome was 168,728 bp, comprising LSC (90,388 bp), SSC (14,572 bp), two IRs (31,884 bp each), and 35.78% GC content. It encoded 130 genes: 85 protein-coding, 37 tRNA, and 8 rRNA. Phylogenetic analysis grouped all Amorphophallus into a major clade with three subclades, while A. mossambicensis diverged as a distinct African lineage. This study provides foundational genomic resources for exploring genetic and evolutionary relationships between Asian and African Amorphophallus lineages.