Balsaminaceae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Balsaminaceae
Genera (2): Hydrocera – Impatiens

Name

Balsaminaceae A.Rich. (1822)

Type genus: Balsamina Mill. (=Impatiens L.)

Synonyms

Hydroceraceae Wilbr., Nat. Pflanzenfam.: 26. 1834.
Type genus: Hydrocera Blume ex Wight & Arn.
Impatientaceae Lem., Ill. Hort. 1: ad t. 9. 1854.
Type genus: Impatiens L.

References

Richard, A. in J.B.G.M. Bory de Saint-Vincent 1822. Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 2: 173.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. 26. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 2020.
Yuan, Y.-M. et al. 2004. Phylogeny and biogeography of Balsaminaceae inferred from ITS sequences. Taxon 53(2): 391–403. ingentaconnect JSTOR Full text PDF

Vernacular names
беларуская: Бальзамінавыя
català: Balsaminàcies
čeština: Netýkavkovité
dansk: Flittiglise-familien
Deutsch: Balsaminengewächse
English: Balsam family, Touch-me-not family
Esperanto: Balzaminacoj
eesti: Lemmaltsalised
فارسی: گل‌بی‌صبریان
suomi: Palsamikasvit
Gaeilge: Balsam
hrvatski: Balzaminovke
magyar: Nebáncsvirágfélék
italiano: Balsaminacee
日本語: ツリフネソウ科
ქართული: უკადრისასებრნი
қазақша: Қынагүл тұқымдасы
한국어: 봉선화과
kurdî: Famîleya enzerûtan
lietuvių: Spriginiai
македонски: Воденки
മലയാളം: ബൾസാമിനേസീ
Nederlands: Balsemienfamilie
norsk: Springfrøfamilien
polski: Niecierpkowate
română: Balsaminacee
русский: Бальзаминовые
slovenčina: Netýkavkovité
svenska: Balsaminväxter
ไทย: วงศ์เทียนดอก
українська: Бальзамінові
Tiếng Việt: Họ Bóng nước
中文（简体）: 凤仙花科
中文（繁體）: 鳳仙花科

The Balsaminaceae (commonly known as the balsam family) are a family of dicotyledonous plants, comprising two genera: Impatiens, which consists of over 1000 species, and Hydrocera, consisting of 1 species.[2] The flowering plants may be annual or perennial. They are found throughout temperate and tropical regions, primarily in Asia and Africa, but also North America and Europe.[2]

Notable members of the family include jewelweed and busy Lizzie.
Genera

Impatiens
Hydrocera

References

Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x.
Janssens, SB; Smets, EF; Vrijdaghs, A (2012). "Annals of Botany: Floral development of Hydrocera and Impatiens". Ann Bot. 109 (7): 1285–96. doi:10.1093/aob/mcs065. PMC 3359920. PMID 22499855.