Cardiospermum grandiflorum
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National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
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Tiger Kloof, on the game Fence of the Cecil Kop Game Reserve
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National Botanic Garden, edge of carpark
Photo: Mark Hyde
National Botanic Garden, edge of carpark
Photo: Mark Hyde
Greenwood Park, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Cardiospermum hirsutum Willd. |
| Common names: | Balloon vine (English) |
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| 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, fragrant. 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. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | grandiflorum: large flowered |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical America and tropical Africa |
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| Growth form(s): | Climber. |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Deudorix antalus (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Exell, A.W. (1966). Sapindaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 510 - 512. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 76. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 232. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 173. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cardiospermum grandiflorumAfrican Plant Database: Cardiospermum grandiflorum
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cardiospermum grandiflorum
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JSTOR Plant Science: Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cardiospermum grandiflorum
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