BISH 179227Botany

Cardiospermum halicacabum

Lesser Balloon Vine

As recorded: Cardiospermum halicacabum L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae

Collected by: Kanehira, R.
Collector number: 1055
Date: July 1, 1930
Locality: Tinian
Island: Tinian
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

101 Bishop specimens of Cardiospermum halicacabum · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1930, Kanehira, R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cardiospermum halicacabum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,498 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Little Rock, AR, US

(c) liambaileywsbb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Plano

(c) artin865, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Dallas

(c) Thomas W., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Link Hill Ct, Aledo, TX, US

(c) Liam Harding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

La Paz, MX-BS, MX

(c) jrebman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Atwood St, Austin, TX, US

(c) Bryan Matthew Cox, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cardiospermum halicacabum. BISH 179227. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956310740. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/179227.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956310740 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026