A-to-Z List Essential Oils from the Citrus Species of Plants:
Species of the Citrus genera:
- Citrus cavaleriei
- Citrus gracilis
- Citrus grandis
- Citrus halimii
- Citrus hystrix
- Citrus indica
- Citrus japonica
- Citrus latipes
- Citrus medica
- Citrus neocaledonica
- Citrus oxanthera
- Citrus reticulata
- Citrus swinglei
- Citrus undulata
- Citrus wakonai
- Citrus × assamensis
- Citrus × aurantiifolia
- Citrus × aurantium
- Citrus × floridana
- Citrus × georgiana
- Citrus × insitorum
- Citrus × junos
- Citrus × latifolia
- Citrus × limon
- Citrus × microcarpa
- Citrus × taitensis
- Citrus × webberi
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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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Clementine Petitgrain - Corsica
(Citrus reticulata)
Aroma Description: Citrus, Floral, Fresh, Fruity, Sweet
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Kaffir Lime Petitgrain (Combava)
(Citrus hystrix)
Aroma Description: Citrus, Fresh, Herbaceous, Lemony
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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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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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Yuzu
(Citrus × junos)
Aroma Description: Bright, complex, citrusy aroma that is somewhat similar to a combination of mandarin and grapefruit.