Cardiospermum halicacabum
Lesser Balloon Vine
As recorded: Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae
- Collected by
- Leland, B.; Chase, E.W.B.; Tilden, J.E.E.W.B. Chase →B. Leland →J.E.R. Tilden →
- Collector number
- 13
- Date
- October 1, 1909
- Locality
- Papeete
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 1, 1909, Leland, B.; Chase, E.W.B.; Tilden, J.E. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acrostichum aureum
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Acrostichum aureum
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Adiantum hispidulum
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Adiantum hispidulum
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Asclepias curassavica
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Boehmeria
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Bolbitis lonchophora
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Bolbitis lonchophora
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Camonea umbellata
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Cardiospermum halicacabum
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Colubrina asiatica
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Colubrina asiatica
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Crotalaria pallida
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Crotalaria pallida
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Ctenitis sciaphila
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Cyperus brevifolius
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Cyperus brevifolius
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Cyperus cyperinus
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Cyperus cyperinus
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Cyperus javanicus
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Cyperus javanicus
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Cyperus javanicus
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Cyrtandra biflora
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Doryopteris concolor
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Cardiospermum halicacabum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1909. 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 179234. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956148277. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/179234.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956148277 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026