Balloon-vine heart-seed
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Also known as Heart's Pea, Balloon vine, Blister creeper, Heart's pea, Heart seed
ClimberMedicinal
About Balloon-vine heart-seed
Cardiospermum halicacabum, known as the lesser balloon vine, balloon plant, love in a puff, or heartseed, is a climbing plant widely distributed across tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, Australia, South Asia and North America that is often found as a weed along roads and rivers.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cardiospermum halicacabum
- Genus
- Cardiospermum
- Family
- SAPINDACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, also in scrub jungle and plains
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Tropical and Sub-tropical America, Molucca
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कानफूटा Kanphuta, कपालफोड़ी Kapalphodi
- Nepali
- ज्योतिष्मती Jyotishmati, कपाल फोडी Kapaal Phodi, केश लहरा Kesh Lahara
- Bengali
- শিবঝুল
- Tamil
- கொற்றவன் Korravan, முடக்கொற்றான் Mutakkorran, முடக்கொத்தான்
- Telugu
- బుడ్డకాకర Buddakakara, జ్యోతిష్మతి Jyotishmati
- Kannada
- ಅಗ್ನಿಬಳ್ಳಿ Agniballi, ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ಬುಡ್ಡೆ ಗಿಡ Bekkina Budde Gida, ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ತೊಡ್ಡಿನ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Bekkina Toddina Balli
- Malayalam
- ജ്യോതിഷ്മതി Jyotishmati, കറുത്തകുന്നി Karuttakunni, പാലുരുവം Paluruvam
- Marathi
- कानफुटी Kanphuti, कपाळ फोडी Kapal Phodi
Botanical family
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Balloon-vine heart-seed belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
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