Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
var. microcarpum (Kunth) Blume

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Cardiospermum halicacabum var. microcarpum

Image details:

Species id: 137330
Image id:6
Image number:24456
Photographer: BT Wursten
Image notes:Possibly a different subspecies. Vine with green three-part pointed leaves that have deep serrations. Flowers are creamy yellow and small, often accompanied by curling tendrils. Fruits are green to brown and puffy, resembling Chinese lanterns. Seeds are heart-shaped.

Record details:

Record id:71648
Date: 17 May 2015
Recorder(s):BT Wursten
J Guyton
Collector(s): J Guyton
JAG_15_120A
Determiner(s):BT Wursten
Confirmer(s):
Herbarium:
Habitat: Floodplain/Thicket
Location: Lake Urema Floodplain Edge, Gorongosa National Park
Location code(s): 14
Outing code: 41
Planted code: Not planted
Country: Mozambique
Quarter Degree Square: 1834C4
FZ divisions: MS
Altitude (metres): 0
Notes: Possibly a different subspecies. Vine with green three-part pointed leaves that have deep serrations. Flowers are creamy yellow and small, often accompanied by curling tendrils. Fruits are green to brown and puffy, resembling Chinese lanterns. Seeds are heart-shaped.
Latitude, Longitude: -18.912450, 34.487900
Location accuracy code: 7

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-26

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2026). Flora of Zambia: Species information: individual images: Cardiospermum halicacabum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/image-display.php?species_id=137330&image_id=6, retrieved 2 October 2026

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