Family · Rosids

Violaceae

Violets, pansies

Violet family: herbs, shrubs and trees, best known for violets and pansies with distinctive spurred flowers.

Accepted species: 1,309accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 25accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈71 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Viola (violet/pansy)
Rinorea
Hybanthus

Genera

Viola869 spp.
Rinorea230 spp.
Pombalia42 spp.
Hybanthus29 spp.
Leonia23 spp.
Afrohybanthus20 spp.
Melicytus20 spp.
Paypayrola13 spp.
Pigea10 spp.
Agatea8 spp.
Anchietea8 spp.
Orthion6 spp.
Allexis4 spp.
Calyptrion4 spp.
Isodendrion4 spp.
Bribria3 spp.
Fusispermum3 spp.
Ixchelia3 spp.
Amphirrhox2 spp.
Decorsella2 spp.
Schweiggeria2 spp.
Cubelium1 spp.
Hybanthopsis1 spp.
Noisettia1 spp.
Scyphellandra1 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America319
Asia-Temperate303
Europe226
Northern America215
Africa198
Asia-Tropical83
Australasia51
Pacific27
Antarctic3

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

Related families

Violaceae sits in the order Malpighiales.