Scientific Name	Eucalyptus grandis
Common Name	rose gum;
Taxonomy ID	71139
Lineage	cellular organisms > Viridiplantae > Streptophyta > Streptophytina > Embryophyta > Tracheophyta > Euphyllophyta > Spermatophyta > Magnoliophyta > Mesangiospermae > eudicotyledons > Gunneridae > Pentapetalae > rosids > malvids > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Myrtoideae > Eucalypteae > Eucalyptus
External Links	NCBI; JGI; PLAZA;
Representative Assembly	Egrandis1_0	GCF_000612305.1	DNA GFF RNA Protein

Description:

Eucalyptus grandis, commonly known as the flooded gum or rose gum, is a tall tree with smooth bark, rough at the base fibrous or flaky, grey to grey-brown. At maturity, it reaches 50 metres (160 feet) tall, though the largest specimens can exceed 80 metres (260 feet) tall. It is found on coastal areas and sub-coastal ranges from Newcastle in New South Wales northwards to west of Daintree in Queensland, mainly on flat land and lower slopes, where it is the dominant tree of wet forests and on the margins of rain forests. The genus Eucalyptus comprises of a large number of evergreen and fast-growing trees of tropical climates that belong to family Myrtaceae. They are native to Australia. Different species within this genus are well adapted to various climatic conditions and are grown throughout the world. Depending on the species, these trees can be very fragrant. They are valued for their timber, oil, and are important in pulp and paper industry. Eucalyptus oil has great commercial value being used for medicinal, industrial or aromatic purposes. Because of the great economic importance, large numbers of groups throughout the world are involved in various aspects of Eucalyptus research. E. grandis is widely used tree in forest plantation. The International eucalyptus Genome Network has chosen E. grandis to be the Eucalyptus species for genome sequencing due to the fact that it is more commonly used for plantation forestry. Consortium also decided to do the physical mapping of E. grandis and E. globulus genome.