Cardiospermum grandiflorum (Sapindaceae)

Cardiospermum grandiflorum
(Sapindaceae)
balloon vine, heartseed, heartseed vine

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Species description or overview

Cardiospermum grandiflorum information from PIER
Information on Cardiospermum grandiflorum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Cardiospermum grandiflorum description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Cardiospermum grandiflorum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Nomenclatural information about Cardiospermum grandiflorum is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Cardiospermum grandiflorum (Sapindaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Cardiospermum grandiflorum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Cardiospermum grandiflorum impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Cardiospermum grandiflorum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Control methods

Cardiospermum grandiflorum management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Cardiospermum grandiflorum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Images

Cardiospermum grandiflorum information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands

Information about Cardiospermum grandiflorum in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Cardiospermum grandiflorum images from PIER
Images of Cardiospermum grandiflorum provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Cardiospermum grandiflorum information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands

Information about Cardiospermum grandiflorum in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000)
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Cardiospermum grandiflorum worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Cardiospermum grandiflorum is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an illustrated field guide to the native, naturalized or commonly cultivated vines and lianas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Acevedo-Rodriguez, Pedro. 2005. Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an illustrated field guide to the native, naturalized or commonly cultivated vines and lianas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Illustrated by Bobbi Angell. 483 pages.

Bibliography

References for Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Bibliographic references for Cardiospermum grandiflorum are provided by HEAR.

Experts

Cardiospermum grandiflorum contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Cardiospermum grandiflorum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Other resources

Cardiospermum grandiflorum references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Cardiospermum grandiflorum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

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