Cardiospermum halicacabum

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Species Distribution Map
Family:SAPINDACEAE
Species:Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Common Name:Balloon Vine; Love in a Puff; Heart Seed
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Vine
Duration:Biennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Balloon Vine is an introduced herbaceous perennial in the Soapberry family (Sapindaceae). It is native to South and Central America, but is now found in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. In Alabama it is found across the state, usually near major rivers. Balloon Vine occurs on roadsides, in swamp forests, on sand bars, in fields, and in other moist disturbed areas. It is a perennial herbaceous vine from a taproot. It can reach lengths of 10 feet or more and may become woody towards the base. The stems climb by tendrils from the axils of the leaves. The stems are green in color, grooved, and glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, triangular in outline, and biternately dissected. The segments of the leaf are lanceolate in outline, serrate, and sparsely pubescent. The functionally unisexual flowers are produced in panicles of 3-7 from the axils of the leaves. Each flower has 4 unequal green sepals, 4 unequal white or yellowish petals, and 8 anthers. The fruit is an obovoid papery, pubescent capsule. The seed are black and white. Balloon Vine is sometimes cultivated for its unusual fruit. It can be grown from cuttings or seed. Balloon Vine is considered an invasive species in many tropical countries and in some states.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FAC (NWI)
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Classification

FamilySAPINDACEAE - Soapberry family
Genus Cardiospermum
Species Cardiospermum halicacabum L. - Balloon Vine; Love in a Puff; Heart Seed

Citation

Citation Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 366–367. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data, Herb. Clifford 151(Cardiospermum 1b) (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Barrie, in C.E. Jarvis et al., Regnum Veg. 127: 30. 1993.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Cardiospermum corycodes Cardiospermum corycodes Kunze, Linnaea 17: 579. 1843. CUBA
Cardiospermum glabrum Cardiospermum glabrum Schumacher & Thonning, in Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl. 197. 1827. GHANA
Cardiospermum halicacabum var. arabicum Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus, var. arabicum Blume, Rumphia 3: 185. 1847.  
Cardiospermum halicacabum var. senegalense Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus, var. senegalense Blume, Rumphia 3: 185. 1847.  
Cardiospermum inflatum Cardiospermum inflatum Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 379. 1796, nom. illegit.Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus 1753. 
Cardiospermum luridum Cardiospermum luridum Blume, Rumphia 3: 184. 1847. INDONESIA: Java:
Corindum halicacabum Corindum halicacabum (Linnaeus) Medikus, Malvenfam. 110. 1787.Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Bullock, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clarke, Cullman, Dallas, Etowah, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, NY, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL, UWFP

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1962 - 1982

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UNA00064883 Clarke 07 Sep 2003 Keener, Brian R.
2971		 UNA
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
SAMF0003279 Sumter 07 Aug 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19728		 SAMF
Cardiospermum halicacacum Linnaeus
JSU133134 Etowah 7 Aug 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2999		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UNA00009804 Hale 06 Sep 1965 Maginness, Sherrie E.
73		 UNA
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
UWFP016584 Baldwin 13 Jul 2008 Michael J. Jordan
 UWFP
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
NY02490564 Dallas 22 Aug 1909 Samuel M. Tracy
8009		 NY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
JSU133147 Washington 16 Aug 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3219		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UWAL0018124 Limestone 09 Sep 2012 England, J. Kevin
3934		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UNA00009805 Autauga s.d. Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
AUA_ACC_61021 Choctaw 6 Jun 1994 Crouch, Virginia E.
965		 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
TROY000050104 10 Sep 2011 England, J. Kevin
3136		 TROY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
JSU133145 Tuscaloosa 19 Aug 2000 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10820		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
TROY000029421 Montgomery 29 Sep 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20959		 TROY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
TROY000036684 Bullock 31 Aug 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1175		 TROY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UWAL0004011 Clarke 07 Sep 2003 Keener, Brian R.
2971		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
JSU133139 Limestone 13 Jul 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9080		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_46253 Limestone 5 Aug 1981 Henderson, T.
342		 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
JSU133141 Marshall 25 Jun 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
2662		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
JSU133138 Jackson 31 Aug 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7437		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
TROY000023562 Sumter 07 Aug 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19728		 TROY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_9838 Lee 29 Aug 1960 Roberts, D.R.
 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
JSU133131 Calhoun 5 Aug 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11827		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_61020 Choctaw 24 Aug 1994 Crouch, Virginia E.
1147		 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
TROY000031480 Limestone 05 Aug 1981 Henderson, T.
342		 TROY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
TROY000023561 Jackson 12 Oct 2002 Edmonds, Wes
4		 TROY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UWAL0004015 Sumter 10 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3206		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
JSU133144 Talladega 13 Oct 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3253		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_37704 Washington 5 Oct 1981 Henderson, T.
692		 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
JSU133130 Calhoun 30 Jul 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
876		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
JSU133137 Jackson 5 Aug 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4545		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
TROY000008873 Monroe 20 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18233		 TROY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
JSU133140 Madison 22 Sep 1995 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_72047 Sumter 2 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1291		 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
USAM000014199 Greene 19 Oct 1979 LeLong, Michel G.
10974		 USAM
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UWAL0042832 Baldwin 06 Sep 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
802		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacbum L.
UWAL0038729 Lawrence 01 Sep 2018 England, J. Kevin
9412		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UNA00009802 Greene 28 Sep 1962 Thomas, Joab L.
703		 UNA
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
UWAL0011917 Perry 21 Oct 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7658		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
ALNHS00004085 Montgomery 24 Aug 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2396		 ALNHS
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
JSU133133 Clarke 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18872		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UNA00066966 Sumter 06 Nov 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3274		 UNA
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
UWAL0004012 Monroe 20 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18233		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
UNA00009807 Montgomery 03 Sep 1977 Haynes, Robert R.
6362		 UNA
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
AUA_ACC_51106 Lowndes 5 Aug 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
7068		 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
NY02490623 Montgomery 31 Oct 1943 Justice Koepper
s.n.		 NY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UWAL0013155 Morgan 10 Sep 2011 England, J. Kevin
3136		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_67353 Sumter 26 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12785		 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
UNA00063621 Jackson 06 Aug 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1064		 UNA
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
JSU133136 Jackson 6 Aug 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1064		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
TROY000029783 Jackson 26 Aug 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
354		 TROY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_61059 Choctaw 26 Jul 1994 Crouch, Virginia E.
1098		 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
TROY000029143 Sumter 26 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12785		 TROY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_39430 Lowndes 16 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1045		 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
UWAL0051942 Madison 04 Oct 2020 England, J. Kevin
11241		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
JSU133143 Morgan 15 Sep 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9199		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UWAL0014673 Bullock 31 Aug 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1175		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
JSU133142 Monroe 12 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18575		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
JSU133132 Cherokee 19 Sep 1972 Landers, Kenneth E.
RDW-1269		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
TROY000028207 Sumter 02 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1291		 TROY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UNA00009808 Lowndes 16 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1045		 UNA
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
AUA_ACC_73204 Limestone 9 Sep 2012 England, J. Kevin
3934		 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
UWAL0008714 Marengo 27 Jun 2011 England, J. Kevin
2931		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UWAL0031122 Cullman 13 Sep 2014 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14121		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
TROY000047297 Mobile 22 Sep 1973 Lelong, Michel G.
7303		 TROY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UWAL0004013 Montgomery 29 Sep 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20959		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
AUA_ACC_48317 Lee 11 Nov 1980 Beard, Ben
132		 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
JSU133146 Washington 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18670		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UNA00069119 Sumter 26 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12785		 UNA
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
AUA_ACC_20829 Marengo 28 Aug 1969 Moore, Harold D.
685-69		 AUA
Cardiospermum Halicacabum L.
JSU133135 Jackson 30 Jun 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8986		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UNA00009803 Montgomery 23 Jul 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2311		 UNA
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
UWAL0004014 Sumter 06 Nov 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3274		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
NY02490560 Greene 26 Aug 1990 Steven R. Hill
21889		 NY
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
USAM000014198 Mobile 22 Sep 1973 LeLong, Michel G.
7303.1		 USAM
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
JSU133148 Washington 16 Aug 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3219		 JSU
Cardiospermum halicacabum Linnaeus
UWAL0037757 Mobile 22 Sep 1973 LeLong, Michel G.
7303.6		 UWAL
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
UNA00009806 Bibb s.d. Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
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