title: Data characterizing the chloroplast genomes of extinct and endangered Hawaiian endemic mints (Lamiaceae) and their close relatives.
abstract: These data are presented in support of a plastid phylogenomic analysis of the recent radiation of the Hawaiian endemic mints (Lamiaceae), and their close relatives in the genus Stachys, "The quest to resolve recent radiations: Plastid phylogenomics of extinct and endangered Hawaiian endemic mints (Lamiaceae)" [1]. Here we describe the chloroplast genome sequences for 12 mint taxa. Data presented include summaries of gene content and length for these taxa, structural comparison of the mint chloroplast genomes with published sequences from other species in the order Lamiales, and comparisons of variability among three Hawaiian taxa vs. three outgroup taxa. Finally, we provide a list of 108 primer pairs targeting the most variable regions within this group and designed specifically for amplification of DNA extracted from degraded herbarium material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo (SUNY), Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
authors.forename: Andreanna J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo (SUNY), Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences and Center for Public Health Genomics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Aakrosh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ratan
authors.affiliation: Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore.
authors.forename: Daniela I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Drautz-Moses
authors.affiliation: Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore.
authors.forename: Stephan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo (SUNY), Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindqvist
keywords: Genome structure; Hawaii; Lamiaceae; Plastid genomes