Korean researchers have uncovered the genetic information of the rose of Sharon, South Korea's national flower.

The Korea Forest Research Institute says it has completely deciphered the chloroplast genome sequence, which is an important piece of information in unraveling the origins of the flower.

The institute and a research team at GncBIO Company say they completed the entire genome sequencing of the chloroplast inside the flower's cell and completed a genome map.

The findings show the rose of Sharon's chloroplast genome consists of 161-thousand nucleotide sequences and includes 105 genes.

Based on the genome map, the institute will try to discover the unique traits of the rose of Sharon found in Korea by comparing them with those found in countries such as India and China.