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Cardiospermum

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Cardiospermum

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Vines climbing by circinate tendrils borne near apex of peduncles.

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Leaves: Leaves compound (usually biternate, leaflets pinnately lobed). Alternate, widely spaced. Blades usually biternate. Petiolate. Stipules present, small and deciduous.

Flowers: Flowers in axillary corymbs. Flowers bisexual (perfect) or unisexual (and then plants monoecious), zygomorphic. Calyx of 4–5 imbricate sepals. Corolla of 4 petals, imbricate. Stamens 8, unilateral; filaments pilose; anthers abortive in pistillate flowers. Ovary superior, 3-celled, absent or vestigial in staminate flowers; ovules 1 per cell, ascending; style short, 3-lobed.

Fruit: Fruit a membranous; inflated; 3–angled; septicidal capsules. Seeds 3; black; subglobose; with a white heart–shaped aril near the hilum.

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Island Status

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 366 (1753)

Occurrences

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