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

The flowering plant family Lamiaceae ( LAY-mee-AY-see-e(y)e) or Labiatae commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family:

Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory, marjoram, oregano, hyssop, thyme, lavender, and perilla, as well as other medicinal herbs such as catnip, salvia, bee balm, wild dagga, and oriental motherwort. Some species are shrubs, trees (such as teak), or, rarely, vines. Many members of the family are widely cultivated, not only for their aromatic qualities, but also their ease of cultivation, since they are readily propagated by stem cuttings.

Scientific Classification:

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

Direct Children of Lamiaceae by Genus:

Acanthomintha
Acanthoprasium
Achyrospermum
Acrotome
Acrymia
Aegiphila
Aeollanthus
Agastache
Ajuga
Ajugoides
Alvesia
Amasonia
Amethystea
Anisochilus
Anisomeles
Asterohyptis
Audibertia
Ballota
Basilicum
Benguellia
Betonica
Blephilia
Brachysola
Brazoria
Bystropogon
Callicarpa
Cantinoa
Capitanopsis
Caryopteris
Catoferia
Cedronella
Chaiturus
Chamaesphacos
Chelonopsis
Chloanthes
Cleonia
Clerodendrum
Clinopodium
Colebrookea
Coleus
Collinsonia
Colquhounia
Comanthosphace
Condea
Congea
Conradina
Cornutia
Craniotome
Cuminia
Cunila
Cyanocephalus
Cyanostegia
Cyclotrichium
Cymaria
Dasymalla
Dauphinea
Dicerandra
Dicrastylis
Discretitheca
Dracocephalum
Drepanocaryum
Drymosiphon
Elsholtzia
Endostemon
Eplingiella
Eriope
Eriophyton
Eriopidion
Eriothymus
Eurysolen
Fuerstia
Galeopsis
Garrettia
Glechoma
Glechon
Glossocarya
Gmelina
Gomphostemma
Gontscharovia
Gymneia
Hanceola
Haplostachys
Haumaniastrum
Hedeoma
Hemiandra
Hemigenia
Hemiphora
Hesperozygis
Heterolamium
Hoehnea
Holmskioldia
Holocheila
Horminum
Hosea
Hoslundia
Hymenocrater
Hymenopyramis
Hypenia
Hypogomphia
Hyptidendron
Hyptis
Hyssopus
Isodon
Isoleucas
Kalaharia
Karomia
Killickia
Kudrjaschevia
Kurzamra
Lachnostachys
Lagochilus
Lagopsis
Lallemantia
Lamium
Lavandula
Leonotis
Leonurus
Lepechinia
Leptohyptis
Leucas
Leucosceptrum
Lophanthus
Loxocalyx
Lycopus
Macbridea
Madlabium
Marmoritis
Marrubium
Marsypianthes
Martianthus
Matsumurella
Medusantha
Meehania
Melissa
Melittis
Mentha
Mesosphaerum
Metastachydium
Microcorys
Micromeria
Microtoena
Minthostachys
Moluccella
Monarda
Monardella
Monochilus
Mosla
Muniria
Nepeta
Newcastelia
Obtegomeria
Ocimum
Ombrocharis
Oocephalus
Origanum
Orthosiphon
Otostegia
Ovieda
Oxera
Panzerina
Paralamium
Paraphlomis
Pentapleura
Perilla
Perillula
Peronema
Perovskia
Petitia
Petraeovitex
Phlomidoschema
Phlomis
Phlomoides
Phyllostegia
Physominthe
Physopsis
Physostegia
Piloblephis
Pityrodia
Platostoma
Plectranthus
Pleudia
Pogogyne
Pogostemon
Poliomintha
Prasium
Premna
Prostanthera
Prunella
Pseudocarpidium
Pseudocaryopteris
Pseudochamaesphacos
Pseudomarrubium
Pycnanthemum
Pycnostachys
Quoya
Renschia
Rhabdocaulon
Rhaphiodon
Rhododon
Rostrinucula
Rotheca
Roylea
Rubiteucris
Rydingia
Saccocalyx
Salvia
Satureja
Schnabelia
Scutellaria
Sideritis
Siphocranion
Sphenodesme
Stachydeoma
Stachys
Stenogyne
Suzukia
Symphorema
Synandra
Syncolostemon
Tectona
Teijsmanniodendron
Tetraclea
Tetradenia
Teucrium
Thorncroftia
Thuspeinanta
Thymbra
Thymus
Tinnea
Trichostema
Tripora
Vitex
Volkameria
Warnockia
Wenchengia
Westringia
Zataria
Ziziphora

Basil

(Ocimum basilicum)

Aroma Description: Basil Essential Oil smells sweet, herbaceous and somewhat licorice-like.
Bergamot Mint

(Mentha aquatica)

Aroma Description: Bergamot Mint Essential Oil smells fresh, sweet, herbaceous and minty. It also has subtle underlying citrus and floral characteristics.
Catnip

(Nepeta cataria)

Aroma Description: Catnip Essential Oil smells herbaceous with a subdued mint aroma.
Chia

(Salvia hispanica)

Aroma Description: Mild, Sweet, Pleasant
Chocolate Peppermint

(Mentha piperita)

Aroma Description: Chocolate Peppermint Essential Oil smells like traditional Peppermint Oil with a detectable chocolate-like note.
Clary Sage

(Salvia sclarea)

Aroma Description: Clary Sage Essential Oil smells earthy, herbaceous, floral and slightly fruity.
Cornmint

(Mentha arvensis)

Aroma Description: Cornmint Essential Oil smells very minty and menthol-like in aroma. Depending on the source and level of dementholization, it can have a much more potent aroma than Peppermint Oil.
Dalmatian Sage

(Salvia officinalis)

Aroma Description: Dalmatian Sage Essential Oil smells herbaceous, fruity, fresh and camphorous.
Holy Basil

(Ociumum tenuiflorum)

Aroma Description: Holy Basil Essential Oil smells strong, warm and spicy.
Hyssop

(Hyssopus officinalis subsp. officinalis)

Aroma Description: Hyssop Essential Oil smells fresh, earthy, fruity, woody, slightly sweet and camphorous.
Hyssop, 1,8 cineole

(Hyssopus officinalis subsp. aristatus)

Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Cool, Medicinal, Strong
Lavandin, Grosso

(Lavandula X Intermedia Grosso)

Aroma Description: floral, fresh, slightly sweet, soft
Lavender

(Lavandula angustifolia)

Aroma Description: Floral, fresh, sweet, herbaceous and sometimes slightly fruity. It can be slightly camphorous.
Lavender Stoechas

(Lavandula stoechas)

Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Slightly floral
Lemon Balm

(Melissa officinalis)

Aroma Description: Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony
Marjoram

(Origanum majorana)

Aroma Description: Herbaceous, sweet, woody and has an underlying delicate floral note.
Marjoram, Spanish

(Thymus mastichina)

Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Spicy, Warm
Melissa

(Melissa officinalis)

Aroma Description: Melissa Essential Oil smells fresh, lemony and herbaceous.
Monarda Fistulosa

(Monarda fistulosa)

Aroma Description: Citrus, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly floral, Slightly sweet
Oregano

(Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare)

Aroma Description: Oregano Essential Oil smells herbaceous and sharp.
Patchouli

(Pogostemon cablin)

Aroma Description: Earthy, Exotic, Musky, Resinous, Rich, Sensual, Slightly floral, Warm, Woody
Peppermint

(Mentha piperita)

Aroma Description: Intensely minty. Its aroma is reminiscent of peppermint candies, but it is more concentrated and is more intense in fragrance than Spearmint Essential Oil.
Peppermint - English

(Mentha X Piperita)

Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Cool, Fresh, Minty, Soft, Strong
Rosemary

(Salvia rosmarinus)

Aroma Description: Fresh, herbaceous, sweet, and slightly medicinal
Sage, True

(Salvia officinalis)

Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Pungent, Slightly camphoraceous, Slightly spicy, Slightly sweet, Strong, Warm
Savory, Wild

(Satureja montana)

Aroma Description: Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly spicy, Strong, Warm, Woody
Spanish Sage

(Salvia officinalis subsp. gallica)

Aroma Description: Spanish Sage Essential Oil smells herbaceous, camphorous and possesses a subtle lavender-like characteristic.
Spike Lavender

(Lavandula latifolia)

Aroma Description: Floral, fresh, camphorous, sweet and herbaceous
Thyme

(Thymus vulgaris)

Aroma Description: Cool, fresh, lemony, slightly citrus, slightly floral, soft, herbaceous and slightly medicinal
Thyme, Benchmark

(Thymus zygis)

Aroma Description: Astringent, Cool, Fresh, Herbaceous, Medicinal, Soft
White Sage

(Salvia apiana)

Aroma Description: Astringent, Earthy, Fresh, Herbaceous, Pungent, Rich, Slightly spicy, Strong, Warm, Woody

Iridaceae

Lauraceae