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

Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of shrubs and trees, in the order Myrtales.

Myrtle, pohutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca, allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All species are woody, contain essential oils, and have flower parts in multiples of four or five.

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: Myrtales
  6. Family: Myrtaceae

Direct Children of Myrtaceae by Genus:

  • Acca
  • Accara
  • Actinodium
  • Agonis
  • Algrizea
  • Allosyncarpia
  • Aluta
  • Amomyrtella
  • Amomyrtus
  • Angophora
  • Anticoryne
  • Archirhodomyrtus
  • Arillastrum
  • Astartea
  • Asteromyrtus
  • Astus
  • Austromyrtus
  • Babingtonia
  • Backhousia
  • Baeckea
  • Balaustion
  • Barongia
  • Basisperma
  • Blepharocalyx
  • Callistemon
  • Calycolpus
  • Calycorectes
  • Calyptranthes
  • Calyptrogenia
  • Calytrix
  • Campomanesia
  • Chamelaucium
  • Chamguava
  • Cheyniana
  • Cloezia
  • Corymbia
  • Corynanthera
  • Curitiba
  • Cyathostemon
  • Darwinia
  • Decaspermum
  • Enekbatus
  • Ericomyrtus
  • Eucalyptopsis
  • Eucalyptus
  • Eugenia
  • Euryomyrtus
  • Feijoa
  • Gossia
  • Harmogia
  • Heteropyxis
  • Homalocalyx
  • Homalospermum
  • Homoranthus
  • Hypocalymma
  • Hysterobaeckea
  • Kanakomyrtus
  • Kania
  • Kardomia
  • Kjellbergiodendron
  • Kunzea
  • Legrandia
  • Lenwebbia
  • Leptospermum
  • Lindsayomyrtus
  • Lithomyrtus
  • Lophomyrtus
  • Lophostemon
  • Luma
  • Lysicarpus
  • Malleostemon
  • Marlierea
  • Melaleuca
  • Metrosideros
  • Micromyrtus
  • Mitrantia
  • Mosiera
  • Myrceugenia
  • Myrcia
  • Myrcianthes
  • Myrciaria
  • Myrrhinium
  • Myrtastrum
  • Myrtella
  • Myrteola
  • Myrtus
  • Neofabricia
  • Neomitranthes
  • Neomyrtus
  • Nothomyrcia
  • Ochrosperma
  • Octamyrtus
  • Osbornia
  • Oxymyrrhine
  • Pericalymma
  • Pileanthus
  • Pilidiostigma
  • Pimenta
  • Pleurocalyptus
  • Plinia
  • Pseudanamomis
  • Psidium
  • Psiloxylon
  • Purpureostemon
  • Rhodamnia
  • Rhodomyrtus
  • Rinzia
  • Ristantia
  • Sannantha
  • Scholtzia
  • Seorsus
  • Siphoneugena
  • Sphaerantia
  • Stenostegia
  • Stereocaryum
  • Stockwellia
  • Syncarpia
  • Syzygium
  • Taxandria
  • Temu
  • Tepualia
  • Thaleropia
  • Thryptomene
  • Triplarina
  • Tristania
  • Tristaniopsis
  • Ugni
  • Uromyrtus
  • Verticordia
  • Welchiodendron
  • Whiteodendron
  • Xanthomyrtus
  • Xanthostemon
  • Allspice (Pimento Berry) Oil

    Allspice (Pimento Berry) Oil

    (Pimenta dioica)

    Aroma Description: Allspice Essential Oil smells sharp yet is sweet with a spicy, cinnamon and clove-like aroma.

  • Aniseseed Myrtle

    Aniseseed Myrtle

    (Syzygium anisatum)

    Aroma Description: Strongly smelling of both aniseed and licorice, cool, herbaceous, soft, sweet, warm

  • Cajeput

    Cajeput

    (Melaleuca cajuputi)

    Aroma Description: Cajeput Essential Oil smells fresh and campherous with a slightly fruity characteristic.

  • Clove

    Clove

    (Syzygium aromaticum)

    Aroma Description: Rich, spicy, sweet, soft, warming yet slightly bitter. It is also slightly woody in character and is reminiscent in aroma to that of true clove buds but is of course much stronger in aroma.

  • Eucalyptus

    Eucalyptus

    (Eucalyptus globulus)

    Aroma Description: Fresh, medicinal, woody and earthy.

  • Eucalyptus dives, Mint

    Eucalyptus dives, Mint

    (Eucalyptus dives)

    Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Cool, Fresh, Minty, Slightly sweet

  • Eucalyptus masala

    Eucalyptus masala

    (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)

    Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Cool, Fresh, Slightly sweet, Soft

  • Eucalyptus smithii

    Eucalyptus smithii

    (Eucalyptus smithii)

    Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Fresh, Woody

  • Eucalyptus staigeriana

    Eucalyptus staigeriana

    (Eucalyptus staigeriana)

    Aroma Description: Citrus, Cool, Fresh, Lemony, Soft

  • Eucalyptus, Lemon

    Eucalyptus, Lemon

    (Corymbia citriodora)

    Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, fresh, lemony, strong

  • Eucalyptus, Radiata

    Eucalyptus, Radiata

    (Eucalyptus radiata)

    Aroma Description: Eucalyptus Radiata Essential Oil smells slightly camphorous, sweet and fruity.

  • Fragonia

    Fragonia

    (Taxandria fragrans)

    Aroma Description: Possesses a beautiful, underlying citrus, floral and slightly woody character similar to eucalyptus oil

  • Guava Leaf

    Guava Leaf

    (Psidium guajava)

    Aroma Description: Citrus, Exotic, Sensual, Sweet, Warm

  • Honey Myrtle

    Honey Myrtle

    (Melaleuca teretifolia)

    Aroma Description: Fresh, Slightly Citrus, Herbaceous, Lemony

  • Kunzea

    Kunzea

    (Kunzea ambigua)

    Aroma Description: Kunzea Essential Oil smells fresh, crisp and woody.

  • Lemon Myrtle

    Lemon Myrtle

    (Backhousia citriodora)

    Aroma Description: Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil smells fresh, sweet and has an intense lemony aroma.

  • Manuka

    Manuka

    (Leptospermum scoparium)

    Aroma Description: Woody, herbaceous, sweet, warm, earthy and balsamic

  • Myrtle

    Myrtle

    (Myrtus communis)

    Aroma Description: Camphoraceous, Fresh, Herbaceous, Slightly sweet

  • Myrtle, Lemon

    Myrtle, Lemon

    (Backhousia citriodora)

    Aroma Description: Wonderful, uplifting, refreshing lemon aroma

  • Niaouli

    Niaouli

    (Melaleuca quinquenervia)

    Aroma Description: Niaouli Essential Oil is camphorous, earthy and musty.

  • Rosalina

    Rosalina

    (Melaleuca ericifolia)

    Aroma Description: Fresh, lemony, slightly camphorous, and floral.

  • Tea Tree

    Tea Tree

    (Melaleuca alternifolia)

    Aroma Description: Medicinal, fresh, woody, earthy and herbaceous.

  • Tea Tree, Lemon

    Tea Tree, Lemon

    (Leptospermum petersonii)

    Aroma Description: Astringent, Citrus, Fresh, Lemony, Medicinal