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Cardiospermum grandiflorum
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Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Cardiospermum hirsutum Willd. |
| Common names: | Balloon vine (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Perennial climber. Stems with bristly hairs, sometimes slightly woody; tendrils present. Leaves compound; leaflets with serrate margins. Flowers in many-flowered axillary heads, white with a yellowish centre, frangrant. Fruit a membranous, inflated capsule, green, drying to brown. Seeds round and black with an oblong to heart-shaped spot (hilum). It was introduced as a garden ornamental and has only recently become widely naturalised, particularly in and around Harare. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | grandiflorum: large flowered |
| Habitat: | Occurring mainly in urban areas but also near the margins of forest and riverine fringes. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical America and tropical Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E |
| Growth form: | C |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Deudorix antalus (Brown playboy) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 12 June 2006 |
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comments powered by DisqusOther sources of information about Cardiospermum grandiflorum:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cardiospermum grandiflorum pageFlora of Mozambique: Cardiospermum grandiflorum
African Plant Database: Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Cardiospermum grandiflorum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cardiospermum grandiflorum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cardiospermum grandiflorum
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cardiospermum grandiflorum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cardiospermum grandiflorum
JSTOR Plant Science: Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Tropicos: Cardiospermum grandiflorum
West African Plants database: Cardiospermum grandiflorum
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