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Each genome contained 130\u2013132 unique genes, including 86\u201387 protein-coding genes, 36\u201337 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. Comparative analyses of 24 Veronica plastomes indicated that the IR\/SC junctions were largely conserved, although slight boundary shifts occurred around rps19, ndhF, and ycf1. Forward, palindromic, complement, and reverse repeats were detected, and A\/T mononucleotide repeats were the dominant SSR type. Nucleotide diversity analysis identified rpl32-trnL, trnK-rps16, rpl32, ycf1, ndhF, accD, matK, and rpoB as highly variable regions. Phylogenetic analyses recovered Veronica as a well-supported monophyletic lineage and clarified the plastid positions of the three newly sequenced species. Divergence time estimation suggested that the estimation suggested of Veronica was around 14.9 Ma, with V. biloba, V. ciliata and V. vandellioides diverging approximately 3.9 Ma, 0.6 Ma, and 6.9 Ma, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Because the analyses were based on plastid genomes, the inferred topology should be interpreted as chloroplast phylogenetic evidence rather than a complete species-history reconstruction. 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