Cardiospermum halicacabum
Balloon Vine, Balloon Vine, Black Winter Cherry, Heart Pea, Heart Seed
Other regional names: Balloonvine
- Balloonvine
Also known as: Cardiospermum corycodes Kunze +10 more
- Cardiospermum corycodes Kunze
- Cardiospermum glabrum Schumach. & Thonn.
- Cardiospermum halicacabum var. grandiflorum A.Chev.
- Cardiospermum halicacabum var. luridum (Blume) Adelb.
- Cardiospermum luridum Blume
- Cardiospermum moniliferum Sw. ex Steud.
- Cardiospermum monliferum Schwagr. ex Steud.
- Corindum halicacabum (L.) Medik.
- Physalis corymbosa Noronha
- Physalis halicacabum Noronha
- Rhodiola biternata Lour.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Sapindaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Cardiospermum halicacabum (commonly known as Balloon vine or Black winter cherry) is a climbing plant belonging to the Sapindaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern South America, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central Pacific, Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Chile Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Free State, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marquesas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Albania, Andaman Is., Arkansas, Ascension, Bermuda, Christmas I., Cook Is., Delaware, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., Florida, Georgia, Greece, Illinois, Iraq, Italy, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Louisiana, Marianas, Mississippi, Missouri, New Caledonia, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Nicobar Is., Niue, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Samoa, South Carolina, South China Sea, South European Russia, Spain, Tennessee, Texas, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turkey, Vanuatu, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., Yugoslavia