Lesser balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum)

Ketipes or lesser balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) is a species of plant in the Sapindaceae, herbaceous, climbing up to 10 meters, very dense and perennial, stems cylindrical, green, grooved, bald to slightly hairy.

C. halicacabum has triangular leaves, 5-6 cm long, spread on the stem, divided into stalks and pinnate leaves. The edges of the leaves are serrated.







The flowers are fan-shaped, four white to yellowish petals ovate and 3 mm long, the upper two are each decorated with hairy scales and the lower two have large leaf-shaped scales and two glands.

The fruit capsule is pear-shaped, membranous, almost round or wide, 3-5 cm in diameter, green and brown when ripe. The capsule has three chambers, each with one black seed, kidney-shaped, 6 mm in diameter and at the base there is a heart-shaped white aryl with a width of 5 mm.

The green part of the plant is eaten as a vegetable. The root is used as a diuretic, pain reliever, emetic, laxative, rubefacient, rheumatism, nervous diseases and hemorrhoids. The leaves are used for amenorrhea, lung complaints and skin eczema.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Cardiospermum L. in Sp. Pl.: 366 (1753)
Species: Cardiospermum halicacabum L. in Sp. Pl.: 366 (1753)

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Corindum halicacabum (L.) Medik. in Malvenfam.: 110 (1787)

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS

Cardiospermum acuminatum Miq. in Linnaea 17: 579 (1843)
Cardiospermum corycodes Kunze in Linnaea 17: 579 (1843)
Cardiospermum corycodes Kunze in Linnaea 18: 359 (1844)
Cardiospermum glabrum Schumach. & Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 197 (1827)
Cardiospermum halicacabum var. grandiflorum A.Chev. in Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 149 (1920)
Cardiospermum inflatum Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 279 (1796)
Cardiospermum luridum Blume in Rumphia 3: 184 (1847)
Cardiospermum moniliferum Sw. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 1: 150 (1840)
Rhodiola biternata Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 627 (1790)
Physalis corymbosa Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 25 (1790)
Physalis halicacabum Noronha (1790)

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VERNACULAR NAME

Afrikaans: Kleinblaasklimop
Assamese: Kapaal Phuta Lata
Bengali: বেলুন লতা Bēluna latā
Betawi: Pepare kurung
Burmese: ပူဖောင်းနွယ်ပင် Puuhpaungg nwalpain
Chinese (simplified): 倒地铃 - 风船葛
Chinese (traditional): 倒地鈴 - 包袱草
Danish: Ballonvin, Hjertefrø
English: Lesser Balloon Vine, Balloon vine, Ketipes, Love-In-A-Puff, Honeymoon vine
Filipino: Parol-parolan, Kana, Paria-aso
Finnish: Rakkopalloköynnös
French: Liane poc-poc, Coeur des Indes, Pois de coeur
German: Ballonrebe
Greek: Φαναράκια - Καρδιόσπερμο το αλικάκαβο
Hebrew: ליבן משולש
Hindi: गुब्बारा बेल - कनफुटा - कपालफोडी - बारी-चिरमी - लाट - नागाना - पन्या Gubbaara bel, Kanaphuta, Kapaalaphodee, Baaree-chiramee, Laat, Naagaana, Panya
Indonesian: Paria Gunung, Ketipes
Japanese: フウセンカズラ
Java: Ketipes, Parenan, Pulungan
Kannada: Agniballi, Bekkina Budde Gida, Bekkina Toddina Balli, Chitaki Hambu, Erumballi, Jotishmati, Kanakaaya, Minchuballi, Kangunge, Kangonge, Buddakaakarateege, Katabhi
Khmer: ដើមប៉ោង Daem baong
Konkani: Kanphuti, Kapala Phodi
Korean: 풍선덩굴 - 풍선초
Lao: ເຄືອບານລູນ Kheu ban lun
Lithuanian: Margasėklis širdvis
Malayalam: Karuttakunni, Paluruvam, Uzhinja, Karavi, Karuthakunni, Ulincha, Valliuzhinja
Malaysia: Peria bulan, Uban kayu, Bintang berahi
Manipuri: Poklaobi
Marathi: Laghumalkangoni, Pingavi
Minangkabau: Cenet
Nepali: बेलुन बेल - ज्योतिषमती - कपल फोडी - केश लहरा Bēluna bēla, Jyōtiṣamatī, Kapala phōḍī, Kēśa laharā
Odia: Phutu Phutuka, Analaprabha, Brahmi, Haritali, Jasaswini, Labana, Labanottha, Lata, Matida, Medha bati, Putitaila, Saila suta, Sita, Sphutaka, Sphuta bandhani, Sphuta twacha, Srilata, Sriphali, Supingala, Swarnnalata, Tejobati
Oria: Phatka, Mayajaal, Sibjhol
Portuguese: Camapum
Russian: Кардиоспермум халикакабский
Sanskrit: Karnasphota, Sphutavalkali
Sinhala: බැලූන් වැල් bælūn væl
Slovak: Balónovec srdcovitosemenný
Spanish: Farolito, Bejuco tronador, Globito, Amor en bolsa
Sunda: Cecenet areuy
Swedish: Ballongranka
Tamil: பலூன் கொடி - மொடக்காத்தான் - முடக்கக்கொற்றன் - கொட்டவன் - கொற்றவன் Palūṉ koṭi, Moṭakkāttāṉ, Muṭakkakkoṟṟaṉ, Koṭṭavaṉ, Koṟṟavaṉ
Telugu: Buddakakara
Thai: โคกกระออม
Tibetan: Ka Ke Da
Tulu: Urunde Booru
Vietnam: Dây leo bóng bay
Zulu: ikhambileziduli, uzipho

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