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

Scientific Classification:

  1. Domain: Eukarya – organisms with membraine-bound nucleuses
  2. Kingdom: Plantae – plants, Planta, Vegetal, plants
  3. Phylum: Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
  4. Class: Magnoliopsida
  5. Order: Malvales
  6. Family: Cistaceae

Direct Children of Cistaceae by Genus:

  • Cistus
  • Crocanthemum
  • Fumana
  • Halimium
  • Helianthemum
  • Hudsonia
  • Lechea
  • Tuberaria
  • Cistus

    Cistus

    (Cistus × cyprius)

    Aroma Description: Strongly herbaceous and balsam/resinous with sweet, honey-like undertones

  • Labdanum

    Labdanum

    (Cistus ladanifer)

    Aroma Description: Spicy-sweet, somewhat dry, musky, slightly leathery

Caryophyllaceae
Cucurbitaceae