Volatile:MetaboliteDistribution

The number in each family is counted as the number of genera (not species) listed in our registered references. Each reference record is accessible by clicking the link in compound pages. The taxonomy follows the APG-II classification.

Family Distribution

#metabolite	Total 6992 metabolites in 186 families
1548 (22.14%)	Asteraceae;
789 (11.28%)	Fabaceae;
268 (3.83%)	Rutaceae;
178 (2.55%)	Crassulaceae;
177 (2.53%) each	Saxifragaceae; Solanaceae;
150 (2.15%)	Berberidaceae;
146 (2.09%)	Rosaceae;
138 (1.97%)	Ericaceae;
136 (1.95%)	Brassicaceae;
129 (1.84%)	Pteridaceae;
125 (1.79%)	Pinaceae;
103 (1.47%)	Zygophyllaceae;
82 (1.17%)	Amaranthaceae;
80 (1.14%)	Apocynaceae;
79 (1.13%)	Polygonaceae;
78 (1.12%)	Malvaceae;
75 (1.07%) each	Euphorbiaceae; Ranunculaceae;
65 (0.93%)	Aspleniaceae;
60 (0.86%)	Lamiaceae;
57 (0.82%)	Velloziaceae;
56 (0.80%) each	Equisetaceae; Myrsinaceae;
53 (0.76%) each	Cistaceae; Betulaceae;
52 (0.74%)	Myrtaceae;
48 (0.69%)	Apiaceae;
44 (0.63%)	Zingiberaceae;
43 (0.61%)	Fagaceae;
42 (0.60%)	Moraceae;
41 (0.59%)	Boraginaceae;
39 (0.56%)	Plumbaginaceae;
38 (0.54%)	Nothofagaceae;
37 (0.53%)	Iridaceae;
36 (0.51%)	Rhamnaceae;
35 (0.50%)	Elaeagnaceae;
34 (0.49%)	Onagraceae;
33 (0.47%)	Restionaceae;
32 (0.46%) each	Alliaceae; Didiereaceae; Papaveraceae;
31 (0.44%) each	Geraniaceae; Primulaceae; Gentianaceae; Cunoniaceae;
30 (0.43%)	Anacardiaceae;
29 (0.41%) each	Rubiaceae; Cleomaceae; Actinidiaceae; Sapindaceae;
27 (0.39%)	Platanaceae;
26 (0.37%) each	Liliaceae; Dilleniaceae; Podocarpaceae;
25 (0.36%) each	Lauraceae; Ginkgoaceae; Tamaricaceae; Cupressaceae;
22 (0.31%) each	Santalaceae; Poaceae; Polygalaceae;
21 (0.30%) each	Theaceae; Polemoniaceae; Bromeliaceae;
20 (0.29%) each	Limnanthaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Plantaginaceae;
19 (0.27%) each	Woodsiaceae; Salicaceae;
18 (0.26%)	Eriocaulaceae;
17 (0.24%) each	Typhaceae; Verbenaceae; Hydrophyllaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Cornaceae; Celastraceae;
16 (0.23%) each	Loganiaceae; Calceolariaceae; Dryopteridaceae;
15 (0.21%) each	Cactaceae; Myricaceae; Nyctaginaceae;
14 (0.20%) each	Lythraceae; Menyanthaceae; Erythroxylaceae;
13 (0.19%) each	Amaryllidaceae; Clusiaceae; Campanulaceae;
12 (0.17%) each	Agavaceae; Dennstaedtiaceae; Thelypteridaceae;
11 (0.16%) each	Vitaceae; Polypodiaceae; Loranthaceae;
10 (0.14%) each	Phytolaccaceae; Ruscaceae; Ephedraceae; Datiscaceae;
9 (0.13%) each	Resedaceae; Araceae; Phrymaceae;
8 (0.11%) each	Philydraceae; Grossulariaceae; Fumariaceae; Adoxaceae; Juglandaceae; Combretaceae;
7 (0.10%) each	Nitrariaceae; Phyllanthaceae; Altingiaceae; Convolvulaceae; Ulmaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Melanthiaceae; Cannabaceae;
6 (0.09%) each	Proteaceae; Caryophyllaceae; Cyatheaceae; Escalloniaceae; Begoniaceae; Frankeniaceae; Meliaceae;
5 (0.07%) each	Chrysobalanaceae; Paeoniaceae; Cyperaceae; Ebenaceae; Araliaceae; Urticaceae;
4 (0.06%) each	Monimiaceae; Oleaceae; Canellaceae; Sparganiaceae; Moringaceae; Marantaceae; Maesaceae; Davalliaceae; Orchidaceae; Annonaceae; Gleicheniaceae;
3 (0.04%) each	Dipterocarpaceae; Hymenophytaceae; Orobanchaceae; Aizoaceae; Takakiaceae; Buxaceae; Passifloraceae; Parnassiaceae; Costaceae; Dipsacaceae;
2 (0.03%) each	Muntingiaceae; Acanthaceae; Corsiniaceae; Francoaceae; Bryaceae; Burseraceae; Symplocaceae; Anarthriaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Caprifoliaceae; Balsaminaceae; Fouquieriaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Thymelaeaceae; Linaceae; Melastomataceae; Arecaceae; Blechnaceae; Osmundaceae; Eucommiaceae; Cephalotaceae; Surianaceae; Olacaceae;
1 (0.01%) each	Morinaceae; Icacinaceae; Hamamelidaceae; Aristolochiaceae; Xanthorrhoeaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae; Saururaceae; Ophioglossaceae; Violaceae; Daphniphyllaceae; Piperaceae; Bignoniaceae; Jubulaceae;

Order Distribution

#metabolite	Total 6829 metabolites in 55 orders
1575 (23.06%)	Asterales
813 (11.91%)	Fabales
378 (5.54%)	Saxifragales
342 (5.01%)	Sapindales
312 (4.57%)	Ericales; Caryophyllales
278 (4.07%)	Rosales
265 (3.88%)	Ranunculales
243 (3.56%)	Polypodiales
201 (2.94%)	Solanales
198 (2.90%)	Brassicales
190 (2.78%)	Lamiales
176 (2.58%)	Coniferales
157 (2.30%)	Fagales
156 (2.28%)	Gentianales
139 (2.04%)	Malpighiales
138 (2.02%)	Malvales
122 (1.79%)	Poales
110 (1.61%)	Myrtales
101 (1.48%)	Asparagales
57 (0.83%)	Pandanales
56 (0.82%)	Equisetales
53 (0.78%)	Apiales
51 (0.75%)	Zingiberales
43 (0.63%)	Liliales
36 (0.53%)	Cucurbitales
35 (0.51%)	Oxalidales; Santalales
33 (0.48%)	Geraniales; Proteales
29 (0.42%)	Laurales
25 (0.37%)	Ginkgoales
20 (0.29%)	Celastrales
17 (0.25%)	Cornales
14 (0.21%)	Dipsacales
10 (0.15%)	Ephedrales; Vitales
9 (0.13%)	Alismatales
8 (0.12%)	Commelinales
7 (0.10%)	Nymphaeales
6 (0.09%)	Cyatheales
4 (0.06%)	Magnoliales; Gleicheniales; Canellales
3 (0.04%)	Metzgeriales; Buxales; Piperales; Takakiales
2 (0.03%)	Marchantiales; Bryales; Osmundales; Garryales; Arecales
1 (0.01%)	Ophioglossales; Porellales

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