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Cardiospermum corindum
Photographer: Mark A. Dimmitt
ID: ASDM00792
Copyright: © 2003 ASDM
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Date: September 2003
English Names: balloon vine, tropical heartseed
Scientific Name: Cardiospermum corindum
Spanish Names: bombitas, juanita, tronador, bolsilla, güirote cachora, tolicaroch

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Sapindaceae (soapberry family)

The soapberry family has over 1300 species worldwide, many of which are toxic. The only edible product that is likely to be familiar is lychee; other species are lumber trees or oilseed crops.

— Mark A. Dimmitt,
A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert (ASDM Press, 2000)

Fun Facts: balloon vine

Fun Facts: balloon vine

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