Cardiospermum halicacabum
Lesser Balloon Vine
As recorded: Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 2650
- Date
- 1910
- Locality
- Kualoa Ranch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cardiospermum halicacabum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. 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 68613. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956512690. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/68613.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956512690 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026