These look like Cardiospermum halicacabum to me. - Tabish
On Sep 9, 12:19 am, Padmini Raghavan <padi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here are my pics of what I thought were Cardiospermum halicacabum. > They were growing wild in the OTA (Officers Training Academy ) at Chennai > and in a ditch at a residential colony in Bangalore. > I have planted them on a trellis and used the leaves to make "adai", > (ground with rice) as treatment for joint pain. This is wisdom which every > village woman knows of. > Please do confirm that it is indeed the "Balloon Vine" though I do not have > snaps of the "balloons." > Thanks, > Padmini Raghavan. > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > The species-level id relies on the nature of fruit. C. halicacabum (syn.: > > C. h. var. microcarpum) has smaller, 3-lobed fruits. Whereas, C. canescens > > (syn.: C. h. var. luridum) has larger, bloated fruits. Leaves more or less > > (except hairy nature) similar in these two. > > > You may observe the beautiful white heart-shaped (*cardio*-) hilum on the > > mature seeds (-*sperm*), being the reason for the name 'Cardiospermum'. > > > With regards > > > Vijayasankar > > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 12:31 AM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> Yes, this climber is *Cardiospermum halicacabum* L. of Sapindaceae. > >> Seeds of this plant are ornamental; and that has sometimes many > >> colouration difference. > >> Is there any variety reported on this particular species? because I have > >> seen larger fruits and flowers at Dindugal dist. of TN. > > >> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:37 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >>> thanks for the validation Tabish Ji > >>> tanay > > >>> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> Tanay, I think you are right. Thanks! > >>>> As I had seen Cardiospermum halicacabum only in pictures, never knew > >>>> the flowers are so tiny. > >>>> - Tabish > > >>>> On Sep 2, 9:45 pm, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > I think > > >>>> > *Cardiospermum halicacabum* > >>>> > Tanay > > >>>> > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > > A small creeper. > >>>> > > Wild > >>>> > > Leaves: trifoliate (apparently), leaf stalk winged. > >>>> > > Leaflets highly lobed > >>>> > > Photographed: 2nd Sept 2010 > >>>> > > Location: Delhi (Garden of five senses) > > >>>> > > Please identify! > >>>> > > - Tabish > > >>>> > -- > >>>> > Tanay Bose > >>>> > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant > >>>> > Department of Botany > >>>> > University of British Columbia > >>>> > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > >>>> > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > >>>> > Phone: 778-323-4036 > > >>> -- > >>> Tanay Bose > >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant > >>> Department of Botany > >>> University of British Columbia > >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. > >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 > > >> -- > >> Muthu Karthick, N > >> Junior Research Fellow > >> Care Earth Trust > >> Chennai - 61 > >>www.careearthtrust.org > > > > Bang.+Hog Plum +Arjuna. 051.jpg > 138KViewDownload > > Bang.+Hog Plum +Arjuna. 055.jpg > 136KViewDownload > > Bang.+Hog Plum +Arjuna. 057.jpg > 140KViewDownload
