Sapindaceae
Balloon vine
Cardiospermum halicacabum
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Cardiospermum
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Common names
By language (24)
- Arabic
- نوفة, بكف
- arz
- نوفه
- Bangla
- শিবঝুল
- Burmese
- ကုလားမျက်စိ
- Chinese
- 倒地鈴, 倒地铃, 三角泡, 倒地铃(小果倒地铃）, 包袱草, 野苦瓜, 金丝苦楝藤, 风船葛
- Dutch
- Blaasjeswingerd
- English
- Balloon vine, Lesser balloon vine, Love in a puff, Shepherd's vine
- Finnish
- Rakkoköynnös
- German
- Ballonrebe, Ballonpflanze, Herzsame
- gor
- Paria Gunung
- Indonesian
- Paria gunung
- Japanese
- フウセンカズラ, 風船かずら, 風船カズラ
- Korean
- 풍선덩굴
- Malay
- Peria bulan, Bintang berahi, Pepare kurung, Uban kayu
- Malayalam
- ഉഴിഞ്ഞ
- nan
- Ké-khó͘-koe, Ké-khó·-koe
- pam
- Paltupaltukan
- Quechua
- Pukuchu
- Russian
- Халикакаб, Кардиоспермум халикакаб, Кардиоспермум халикакабовый, Кардиоспермум халикакабский
- Sinhala
- වැල් පෙනෙල
- Swedish
- Ballongranka
- Tamil
- முடக்கொத்தான், முடக்கறுத்தான்
- tcy
- ಉರುಂಡೆಬೂರು
- Thai
- โคกกระออม
Synonyms
- Cardiospermum acuminatum Miq.
- Cardiospermum corycodes Kunze
- Cardiospermum glabrum Schumach. & Thonn.
- Cardiospermum halicacabum var. grandiflorum A.Chev.
- Cardiospermum halicacabum var. halicacabum
- Cardiospermum inflatum Salisb.
- Cardiospermum luridum Blume
- Cardiospermum moniliferum Sw. ex Steud.
- Corindum halicacabum (L.) Medik.
- Rhodiola biternata Lour.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April, July to December (from 475 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: shiwen yu, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: fletchermoore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Shiwen Yu, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.