Cardiospermum halicacabum
Lesser Balloon Vine
As recorded: Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, E.J.; Mizue, R.E.J. Funk →R. Mizue →
- Collector number
- 1001
- Date
- May 3, 1990
- Locality
- banks of Hanamalu Stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 3, 1990, Funk, E.J.; Mizue, R. also collected 10 other specimens.
Cardiospermum halicacabum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-13.

2026-05-13
Kapi‘olani Community College, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Yeowie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-15
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved

2024-08-28
Hilo
(c) allthefeels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-21
Hawaii, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-28
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-06-12
Waianapanapa State Park, Hana, Hawaii USA
(c) Philip Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cardiospermum halicacabum. BISH 577085. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956349819. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/577085.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956349819 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
