A-to-Z List Essential Oils from the Rutaceae Family of Plants:
The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rue or citrus family, of flowering plants, usually placed in the order Sapindales.
Species of the family generally have flowers that divide into four or five parts, usually with strong scents. They range in form and size from herbs to shrubs and large trees.
Scientific Classification:
- Domain: Eukarya – organisms with membraine-bound nucleuses
- Kingdom: Plantae – plants, Planta, Vegetal, plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Sapindales
- Family: Rutaceae
Direct Children of Rutaceae by Genus:
- Acmadenia
- Acradenia
- Acronychia
- Adenandra
- Adiscanthus
- Aegle
- Aeglopsis
- Afraegle
- Afraurantium
- Agathosma
- Amyris
- Andreadoxa
- Angostura
- Apocaulon
- Asterolasia
- Atalantia
- Balfourodendron
- Balsamocitrus
- Boenninghausenia
- Boronia
- Bosistoa
- Bottegoa
- Bouchardatia
- Brombya
- Burkillanthus
- Calodendrum
- Casimiroa
- Cedrelopsis
- Chloroxylon
- Choisya
- Chorilaena
- Citropsis
- Citrus
- Clausena
- Clymenia
- Cneoridium
- Cneorum
- Coatesia
- Coleonema
- Comptonella
- Conchocarpus
- Correa
- Crossosperma
- Crowea
- Cyanothamnus
- Decagonocarpus
- Decatropis
- Decazyx
- Desmotes
- Dictamnus
- Dictyoloma
- Dinosperma
- Diosma
- Diplolaena
- Drummondita
- Dutailliopsis
- Dutaillyea
- Empleurum
- Eremocitrus
- Eriostemon
- Ertela
- Erythrochiton
- Esenbeckia
- Euchaetis
- Euodia
- Euxylophora
- Fagaropsis
- Feroniella
- Flindersia
- Galipea
- Geijera
- Geleznowia
- Glycosmis
- Halfordia
- Haplophyllum
- Harrisonia
- Helietta
- Hortia
- Ivodea
- Leionema
- Leptothyrsa
- Limonia
- Lubaria
- Lunasia
- Luvunga
- Maclurodendron
- Macrostylis
- Medicosma
- Megastigma
- Melicope
- Merope
- Merrillia
- Metrodorea
- Microcitrus
- Microcybe
- Micromelum
- Monanthocitrus
- Muiriantha
- Murraya
- Myrtopsis
- Naringi
- Naudinia
- Nematolepis
- Neobyrnesia
- Neoraputia
- Neoschmidea
- Nycticalanthus
- Orixa
- Pamburus
- Paramignya
- Peltostigma
- Pentaceras
- Perryodendron
- Phebalium
- Phellodendron
- Philotheca
- Phyllosma
- Picrella
- Pilocarpus
- Pitavia
- Pitaviaster
- Pleiospermium
- Plethadenia
- Polyaster
- Poncirus
- Pseudiosma
- Psilopeganum
- Ptaeroxylon
- Ptelea
- Raputia
- Raputiarana
- Rauia
- Raulinoa
- Ravenia
- Raveniopsis
- Rhadinothamnus
- Ruta
- Rutaneblina
- Sarcomelicope
- Sheilanthera
- Sigmatanthus
- Skimmia
- Sohnreyia
- Spathelia
- Spiranthera
- Stauranthus
- Swinglea
- Tetractomia
- Tetradium
- Thamnosma
- Ticorea
- Toxosiphon
- Triphasia
- Vepris
- Wenzelia
- Zanthoxylum
- Zieria
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Amyris
(Amyris balsamifera)
Aroma Description: Faintly woody, slightly sweet, reminiscent of Sandalwood
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Bergamot
(Citrus × limon)
Aroma Description: Bergamot Essential Oil smells citrusy and possesses a beautifully complex aroma with underlying floral and bitter characteristics.
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Blood Orange
(Citrus × aurantium)
Aroma Description: Blood Orange Essential Oil smells similar to Sweet Orange Essential Oil, however Blood Orange Oil is slightly tarter and has a more complex aroma.
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Boronia
(Boronia megastigma)
Aroma Description: Very richly intense flowery scent, with a slight dry fruity undertone explaining its main uses being in perfume, fragrance and aromatics
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Buchu (Diosphenol or Pulegone)
(Agathosma betulina)
Aroma Description: Strong black currant smell, minty, fruity
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Clementine Petitgrain - Corsica
(Citrus reticulata)
Aroma Description: Citrus, Floral, Fresh, Fruity, Sweet
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Grapefruit
(Citrus × aurantium)
Aroma Description: Citrusy. The aroma is tangy like grapefruit, but yet is sweet. It is reminiscent to the aroma of the grapefruit rind, but more concentrated.
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Kaffir Lime Petitgrain (Combava)
(Citrus hystrix)
Aroma Description: Citrus, Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony
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Katrafay
(Cedrelopsis grevei)
Aroma Description: Has a sharp green, moss scent. Definitely a fresh green grassy slight cucumber scent
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Lemon
(Citrus × limon)
Aroma Description: Lemon Essential Oil smells similar to fresh lemon rinds except that it is more concentrated.
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Orange, Bitter (Petitgrain)
(Citrus × junos)
Aroma Description: As the name implies, Bitter Orange Essential Oil smells like a cross between the sweetness of sweet orange oil and the slight bitterness of grapefruit oil.
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Orange, Sweet
(Citrus × aurantium)
Aroma Description: Citrus, fresh, fruity, and sweet. Its aroma is similar to that of orange peels but is more concentrated.
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Petitgrain, Bigarade
(Citrus × aurantium)
Aroma Description: Exotic, Floral, Fresh, Sensual, Slightly citrus, Slightly sweet
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Sweet Orange
(Citrus Sinensis)
Aroma Description: Citrusy and sweet. Its aroma is similar to that of orange peels but is more concentrated.
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Tangerine
(Citrus reticulata)
Aroma Description: Fresh, sweet and citrusy. It smells similar to the bright aroma of tangerine peels (as compared to orange peels), but is more concentrated.
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Xanthoxylum
(Zanthoxylum armatum)
Aroma Description: Balsamic, Earthy, Exotic, Sensual, Slightly bitter, Slightly spicy, Strong, fruity, alluring
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Yuzu
(Citrus × junos)
Aroma Description: Bright, complex, citrusy aroma that is somewhat similar to a combination of mandarin and grapefruit.