A-to-Z List Essential Oils from the Apiaceae Family of Plants:

Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus Apium and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers.

This is a cosmopolitan family with increased diversity in temperate regions, particularly in the northern hemisphere. Within southern Africa, the Western Cape and the eastern escarpment show the highest diversity in species. It is mostly herbaceous annuals, also biennials or perennial herbs and trees. Many species have basal rosettes but others may be stoloniferous or even cushion plants. This family is an important food source as the leaves, stems and roots are utilized, e.g. carrots (*Daucus carota). Many are used as culinary herbs, e.g. parsley (*Petroselinum crispum) or as spices, e.g. coriander (*Coriandrum sativum). Many species have herbal and medicinal properties and the essential oils of some are used in the perfume industry. Some genera (*Eryngium, *Astrantia, Bupleurum and *Ammi) are cultivated for the flower industry and others as ornamentals for their architectural inflorescences.

Scientific Classification:

Domain: Eukarya – organisms with membraine-bound nucleuses
Kingdom: Plantae – plants, Planta, Vegetal, plants
Phylum: Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae

Direct Children of Apiaceae by Genus:

Aciphylla
Acronema
Actinolema
Actinotus
Adenosciadium
Aegokeras
Aegopodium
Aethusa
Afroligusticum
Afrosciadium
Afrosison
Agasyllis
Ainsworthia
Alepidea
Aletes
Ammi
Ammodaucus
Ammoides
Ammoselinum
Andriana
Anethum
Angelica
Anginon
Angoseseli
Anisopoda
Anisosciadium
Anisotome
Annesorhiza
Anthriscus
Aphanopleura
Apiastrum
Apiopetalum
Apium
Apodicarpum
Arafoe
Arctopus
Arcuatopterus
Arracacia
Artedia
Asciadium
Asteriscium
Astomaea
Astrantia
Astrodaucus
Astydamia
Athamanta
Atrema
Aulacospermum
Aulospermum
Austropeucedanum
Autumnalia
Azilia
Azorella
Berula
Bifora
Bilacunaria
Billburttia
Bolax
Bonannia
Bowlesia
Brachyscias
Bubon
Bunium
Bupleurum
Cachrys
Calyptrosciadium
Canaria
Cannaboides
Capnophyllum
Carlesia
Caropodium
Caropsis
Carum
Caucalis
Cenolophium
Centella
Cephalopodum
Cervaria
Chaerophyllopsis
Chaerophyllum
Chamaesciadium
Chamaesium
Chamarea
Changium
Chlaenosciadium
Choritaenia
Chuanminshen
Chymsydia
Cicuta
Cnidium
Coaxana
Conioselinum
Conium
Conopodium
Coriandrum
Coristospermum
Cortia
Cortiella
Cotopaxia
Coulterophytum
Crithmum
Cryptotaenia
Cuminum
Cyathoselinum
Cyclorhiza
Cyclospermum
Cymbocarpum
Cymopterus
Cynapium
Cynorhiza
Cynosciadium
Dahliaphyllum
Dasispermum
Daucosma
Daucus
Dethawia
Deverra
Dichoropetalum
Dichosciadium
Dickinsia
Dicyclophora
Dimorphosciadium
Diplaspis
Diplolophium
Diplotaenia
Diposis
Domeykoa
Donnellsmithia
Dracosciadium
Drusa
Ducrosia
Dystaenia
Echinophora
Ekimia
Elaeosticta
Eleutherospermum
Elwendia
Enantiophylla
Endressia
Epikeros
Eremocharis
Eremodaucus
Ergocarpon
Erigenia
Eriosynaphe
Eryngium
Eurytaenia
Exoacantha
Ezosciadium
Falcaria
Fergania
Ferula
Ferulago
Ferulopsis
Foeniculum
Frommia
Froriepia
Fuernrohria
Galagania
Gasparrinia
Geocaryum
Gingidia
Glaucosciadium
Glehnia
Glia
Glochidotheca
Gongylosciadium
Gongylotaxis
Grafia
Grammosciadium
Gymnophyton
Halosciastrum
Haloselinum
Hansenia
Haplosciadium
Harbouria
Harperella
Harrysmithia
Haussknechtia
Hellenocarum
Helosciadium
Heptaptera
Heracleum
Hermas
Heteromorpha
Hippomarathrum
Hladnikia
Hohenackeria
Homalocarpus
Homalosciadium
Horstrissea
Hyalolaena
Hydrocotyle
Hymenidium
Hymenolaena
Imperatoria
Itasina
Johrenia
Kadenia
Kafirnigania
Kailashia
Kalakia
Kandaharia
Karatavia
Karnataka
Katapsuxis
Kedarnatha
Kelussia
Keraymonia
Kitagawia
Klotzschia
Komarovia
Korshinskia
Kozlovia
Krubera
Kundmannia
Kuramosciadium
Ladyginia
Lagoecia
Lalldhwojia
Laser
Laserocarpum
Laserpitium
Lecokia
Ledebouriella
Lefebvrea
Leiotulus
Leutea
Levisticum
Lichtensteinia
Lignocarpa
Ligusticopsis
Ligusticum
Lilaeopsis
Limnosciadium
Lipskya
Lisaea
Lithosciadium
Lomatium
Lomatocarpa
Lomatocarum
Mackinlaya
Macroselinum
Magadania
Magydaris
Marlothiella
Mastigosciadium
Mathiasella
Mediasia
Meeboldia
Melanosciadium
Meum
Micropleura
Microsciadium
Modesciadium
Mogoltavia
Molopospermum
Musineon
Mutellina
Myrrhidendron
Myrrhis
Nanobubon
Naufraga
Neogoezia
Neomuretia
Neonelsonia
Neoparrya
Niphogeton
Nirarathamnos
Normantha
Nothosmyrnium
Notiosciadium
Notobubon
Oedibasis
Oenanthe
Oligocladus
Oliveria
Opopanax
Oreocome
Oreocomopsis
Oreonana
Oreoschimperella
Oreoselinum
Oreoxis
Orlaya
Ormopterum
Ormosciadium
Ormosolenia
Orumbella
Oschatzia
Osmorhiza
Ostericum
Ottoa
Oxypolis
Pachypleurum
Palimbia
Paraligusticum
Parapimpinella
Paraselinum
Parasilaus
Pastinaca
Pastinacopsis
Paulita
Pedinopetalum
Pentapeltis
Perideridia
Perissocoeleum
Petagnaea
Petroedmondia
Petroselinum
Peucedanum
Phellolophium
Phlojodicarpus
Phlyctidocarpa
Physospermopsis
Physospermum
Physotrichia
Pilopleura
Pimpinella
Pinda
Platysace
Pleurospermopsis
Pleurospermum
Podistera
Polemannia
Polemanniopsis
Polytaenia
Polyzygus
Postiella
Pozoa
Prangos
Prionosciadium
Psammogeton
Pseudocannaboides
Pseudocarum
Pseudocymopterus
Pseudoridolfia
Pseudoselinum
Pseudotrachydium
Pternopetalum
Pterocyclus
Pteroselinum
Pterygopleurum
Pteryxia
Ptilimnium
Ptychotis
Pycnocycla
Pyramidoptera
Registaniella
Rhabdosciadium
Rhodosciadium
Rhopalosciadium
Rhysopterus
Ridolfia
Rivasmartinezia
Rohmooa
Rumia
Rupiphila
Rutheopsis
Sajanella
Sanicula
Saposhnikovia
Scaligeria
Scandia
Scandix
Scaraboides
Schoenolaena
Schoenoselinum
Schrenkia
Schtschurowskia
Schulzia
Sclerochorton
Sclerosciadium
Sclerotiaria
Scrithacola
Selinopsis
Selinum
Semenovia
Seseli
Seselopsis
Shoshonea
Siculosciadium
Silaum
Siler
Sillaphyton
Silphiodaucus
Sinocarum
Sinodielsia
Sinolimprichtia
Sison
Sium
Sivadasania
Smyrniopsis
Smyrnium
Spananthe
Spermolepis
Sphaenolobium
Sphaerosciadium
Sphallerocarpus
Spuriopimpinella
Stefanoffia
Steganotaenia
Stenocoelium
Stenosemis
Stenotaenia
Stewartiella
Stoibrax
Synclinostyles
Synelcosciadium
Szovitsia
Taenidia
Taeniopetalum
Tamamschjanella
Tamamschjania
Tana
Tauschia
Tetrataenium
Thamnosciadium
Thapsia
Thaspium
Thecocarpus
Thysselinum
Tiedemannia
Tilingia
Todaroa
Tommasinia
Tongoloa
Tordyliopsis
Tordylium
Torilis
Trachydium
Trachymene
Trachyspermum
Trepocarpus
Tricholaser
Trigonosciadium
Trinia
Trocdaris
Trochiscanthes
Tschulaktavia
Turgenia
Vanasushava
Vesper
Vicatia
Villarrealia
Vinogradovia
Visnaga
Vvedenskya
Wangsania
Xanthogalum
Xanthoselinum
Xanthosia
Xatardia
Xyloselinum
Yabea
Yildirimlia
Zeravschania
Zizia
Zosima

Ajowain

(Trachyspermum ammi)

Aroma Description: Astringent, Earthy, Fresh, Green, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Very Spicy, Strong, Warm
Angelica Root

(Angelica archangelica)

Aroma Description: Cool, Exotic, Fresh, Rich, Peppery, Woody, Rich Earthy, and Herbaceous with peppery top notes and clean spicy, musky back notes.
Anise

(Pimpinella anisum)

Aroma Description: Distinctive scent of licorice. Rich and sweet.
Caraway

(Carum carvi)

Aroma Description: Caraway Seed Essential Oil smells sweet, spicy, herbaceous and fruity.
Carrot Seed

(Daucus carota)

Aroma Description: Carrot Seed Essential Oil smells earthy, woody and warm. It is considered harsh/unpleasant by some.
Coriander

(Coriandrum sativum)

Aroma Description: exotic, fresh, lemony, sensual, slightly spicy, warm, herbaceous, woody and slightly fruity
Cumin

(Cuminum cyminum)

Aroma Description: Cumin Essential Oil smells spicy, masculine, sensual and earthy.
Dill Seed

(Anethum graveolens)

Aroma Description: Dill Seed Essential Oil smells fresh, sweet, herbaceous and slightly earthy.
Fennel

(Foeniculum vulgare)

Aroma Description: Earthy, Exotic, Fresh, Pungent, Strong, Sweet
Galbanum

(Ferula gummosa)

Aroma Description: Galbanum Essential Oil possesses an intensely green, fresh leafy odor with a dry woody back-note of balsamic, bark- like character.
Khella

(Visnaga daucoides)

Aroma Description: Cool, Earthy, Fresh, Slightly sweet, Soft
Parsley

(Petroselinum crispum)

Aroma Description: Parsley Seed Essential Oil smells herbaceous, green and slightly woody.

Annonaceae

Apidae