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Cardiospermum halicacabum

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BISH 78574Botany

Cardiospermum halicacabum

Lesser Balloon Vine

As recorded: Cardiospermum halicacabum L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Sapindaceae

Collected by
Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R.R. Gankin →Derral R. Herbst →Grady L. Webster →
Collector number
13833
Date
June 21, 1968
Locality
Honolulu, Diamond Head; E & N upper slopes and rim, floor of crater
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.2667, -157.8001
Elevation
122 m
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
101 Bishop specimens of Cardiospermum halicacabum · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 21, 1968, Webster, G.L.; Gankin, R.; Herbst, D.R. also collected 5 other specimens.

Still here: Cardiospermum halicacabum observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-13.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cardiospermum halicacabum. BISH 78574. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956429243. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/78574.

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