BISH 585275Botany

Cardiospermum halicacabum

Lesser Balloon Vine

As recorded: Cardiospermum halicacabum L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae

Collected by: Decker, B.G.
Collector number: 2266
Date: May 15, 1964
Locality: Hakahetau Village. Residence of Tata Lazard, agent de police
Island: Ua Pou
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 13 m
Identified by: Wagner, W.L.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On May 15, 1964, Decker, B.G. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cardiospermum halicacabum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,495 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

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)

2026-10-26

Denton, TX, US

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

2026-10-26

724台灣臺南市七股區

(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cardiospermum halicacabum. BISH 585275. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956317207. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/585275.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956317207 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026