Cardiospermum grandiflorum

Cardiospermum grandiflorum, commonly known as balloon vine, heart pea or heart seed,[3] is a species of climbing plant native to eastern Argentina and Brazil.[1] It was described by Olof Swartz and is in the family Sapindaceae.[1] The species can grow over 10 m (33 ft) long and it has small white flowers.[4][5] Planted as an ornamental, it has been introduced to all continents except Antarctica, and is a dangerous invasive in places.

Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Cardiospermum
Species:
C. grandiflorum
Binomial name
Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Synonyms
  • Cardiospermum barbicule Baker
  • Cardiospermum coluteoides Kunth
  • Cardiospermum duarteanum Cambess.
  • Cardiospermum elegans Kunth[2]
  • Cardiospermum grandiflorum fo. elegans (Kunth) Radlk.
  • Cardiospermum grandiflorum fo. hirsutum (Willd.) Radlk.
  • Cardiospermum grandiflorum var. hirsutum Hiern
  • Cardiospermum hirsutum Willd.
  • Cardiospermum hispidum Kunth
  • Cardiospermum inflatum Vell.
  • Cardiospermum macrophyllum Kunth
  • Cardiospermum pilosum Vell.
  • Cardiospermum velutinum Hook. & Arn.
  • Cardiospermum vesicarium Humb.

References
  1. "Cardiospermum grandiflorum". BioNET-EAFRINET. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 5: 99, t. 439 1821
  3. "Cardiospermum grandiflorum". Invasives. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. "Balloon Vine". North Coast Weeds. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  5. "Balloon vine (Cardiospermum grandiflorum)". Eurobodalla Shire Council. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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