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Cardiospermum caillei

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Name

Identification
Cardiospermum caillei A.Chev. [family SAPINDACEAE ] Verified by Ferrucci, M.S., Cardiospermum grandiflorum Sw. [family SAPINDACEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
  • Cardiospermum caillei
  • Cardiospermum grandiflorum

Flora

Entry for Cardiospermum grandiflorum Swartz [family SAPINDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Cardiospermum grandiflorum Swartz [family SAPINDACEAE], Prod. 64 (1788); Radlk. in Engl. Pflanzenr. Sapindac. 372.
Cardiospermum barbicaule Bak. [family SAPINDACEAE], in F.T.A 1: 418 (1868)
Cardiospermum caillei A. Chev. [family SAPINDACEAE], Bot148, name only
(?) c. halicacabum var. grandiflorum A. Chev. [family ], Bot149.
Information
Herbaceous climber with creamy-white fragrant flowers, a pair of tendrils at the apex of the inflorescence and more or less 3-angled bladdery fruits. Plants with the stems setose-pilose are called, by Radlkofer, forma hirsutum (Willd.) Radlk.; those specimens from our area whose stems lack the long setose hairs are Radlkofer’s forma elegans (Kunth) Radlk.
Range
Extends to A.-E. Sudan, Uganda and Angola
Distribution
Fr. G.: Kouria Caille in Hb. Chev. 14959! Macenta (Oct.) Baldwin 9854! Follo (Dec.) Caille in Hb. Chev. 14825!S.L.: Panguma Smythe 92! Kukuna, Scarcies (fl. 8 fr. Jan.) Sc. Elliot 4680! Hangha (fr. Jan.) Thomas 7773! Makump (Dec.) Glanville 118!Lib.: Ganta (fl. & fr. Dec.) Barker 1146! Zigida, Vonjama (Oct.) Baldwin 10009!IV.C.: Bingerville (Dec.) Chev. 16027. Sassandra Port (May) Chev. 17955.G.C.: Kumasi (fl. & fr. Jan.) Cummins 75! Irvine 87! Boankra (fl. 8 fr. May) Chipp 434! Abuantem (Sept.) Andoh FH 5354! Sekodumase (fl. 8 fr. Jan.) Kitson! Aquapim ThonningTogo: Kpandu Robertson 49!Dah.: Le Testu 465!N.Nig.: Lokoja (fl. & fr. Oct., Nov.) Dalz. 82! Parsons 63!S.Nig.: Lagos Dawodu 78! Punch! Abeokuta Rowland! Ogbomosho Rowland!Br.Cam.: Victoria (fr. Apr.) Dundas FHI 20502!
Distribution (external)
tropical
America

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