Family · Asterids

Balsaminaceae

Impatiens, touch-me-not

Succulent-stemmed herbs with spurred flowers and explosive seed capsules; mostly Impatiens.

Accepted species: 1,192accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 2accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈31 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Impatiens (busy Lizzie)
Hydrocera

Genera

Impatiens1,191 spp.
Hydrocera1 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Tropical555
Africa339
Asia-Temperate334
Northern America7
Europe2
Southern America1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Balsaminaceae sits in the order Ericales.