Cardiospermum halicacabum
Lesser Balloon Vine
As recorded: Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 7377
- Date
- February 27, 1986
- Locality
- Moyenne vallee de la Hauii, piste de Ouia; Fatu Hiva
- Island
- Fatu Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 250 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 27, 1986, Florence, J. also collected 9 other specimens.
Cardiospermum halicacabum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9,499 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)
2026-10-27
Preston @ San Jacinto - N - FS, Plano, TX 75024, USA
(c) Jean H., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Cardiospermum halicacabum. BISH 757384. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956639702. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/757384.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956639702 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026