EPPO Global Database

Cardiospermum grandiflorum(CRIGR)

Distribution details in Zimbabwe

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/229)
Area of origin

(update 2019-08-12) Conflicting information exists on the status (native or introduced/invasive) of
C. grandiflorum in Africa. While some sources consider it native to tropical regions of Africa, others note its status as an invader of the continent is unknown (see for example Gildenhuys et al 2013).
References
* Exell AW (1966) Flora Zambesica. FZ volume:2 part:2 Sapindaceae.
http://apps.kew.org/efloras/namedetail.do?flora=fz&taxon=1744&nameid=4379

* INTERNET - Flora of Zimbabwe, detail of record no. 25133
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species-record.php?record_id=25133

* United States Department of Agriculture Germplasm Resources Information Network (2012) Cardiospermum grandiflorum Sw. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?9013

* Gildenhuys E, Ellis A, Carroll S, Le Roux J (2013) The ecology, biogeography, history and future of two globally important weeds: Cardiospermum halicacabum Linn. and C. grandiflorum Sw. NeoBiota 19: 45-65. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.19.5279
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Botswana Present, no details view...
Congo, Democratic republic of the Present, no details view...
Zambia Present, no details view...