Floral

Pittosporum

Note Profile

Botanical 22 perfumes

Also Known As

Pitosporum

About

Pittosporum emits a sweet, creamy floral aroma reminiscent of orange blossom and jasmine, with subtle hints of honey and a slightly green undertone. It is often used to provide a lush, intoxicating floral character in fragrances. The scent is both fresh and enveloping, making it popular in spring and summer compositions.

Scent Profile

Pittosporum has a sweet, narcotic white-floral scent with strong similarities to orange blossom and jasmine. A waxy, almost paraffin-like lift runs through it, from the n-nonane that dominates the flower's headspace, and that lift is what separates pittosporum from a pure jasmine accord. A citrus-peel brightness and a delicate green undertone keep it from cloying. As it develops the body turns indolic and slightly animalic, waxy and powdery, lush and enveloping to the end.

ScentWheel

Breadthmedium

EnvelopeHeart · ~8h lasting

Family Floral, Waxy & Fatty

Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.

What this is made of

Pittosporum names no single substance

Reconstructed

Not extracted commercially.

How the layers join

Origin

Pittosporum is derived from the flowers of the Pittosporum genus, native to East Asia and Australasia. The scent is typically captured through solvent extraction or enfleurage, as the delicate flowers yield little essential oil via steam distillation. The resulting absolute is rare and valued for its unique olfactory profile.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use pittosporum primarily in the heart of floral compositions, where it enhances and bridges white floral notes such as orange blossom, jasmine, and tuberose. It adds richness and a creamy texture to bouquets, and is often blended with green, citrus, or honeyed accords for spring and summer fragrances. Its lush character can also soften sharper floral or green notes.