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Cardiospermum halicacabum
Lesser Balloon Vine
As recorded: Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae
- Collected by
- Krauss, N.L.H.
- Collector number
- 1741
- Date
- December 1, 1984
- Locality
- Luganville
- Island
- Espiritu Santo
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1984, Krauss, N.L.H. also collected 9 other specimens.
Cardiospermum halicacabum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1984. 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 777446. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956146039. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/777446.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956146039 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026