Cardiospermum halicacabum

Botanical Description

Cardiospermum halicacabum is a deciduous climbing shrub growing about 3 metres tall and often much branched from the base[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The stems scramble over the ground, climbing into the surrounding vegetation and supporting themselves by means of tendrils. The plant is harvested from the wild, mainly for local use as a medicine, food and source of various commodities. It is sold as a vegetable in local markets in Sri Lanka[ 1401 Title Vitamin C content of commonly eaten green leafy vegetables in fresh and under different storage conditions Publication Tropical Plant Research 2(3): 240-245, 2015 Author Umaramani M. & Sivakanesan R. Publisher Year 2015 ISBN 2349 - 1183 Description ], is sometimes cultivated for its various uses in southeast Asia and is also sometimes grown as an ornamental. The plant has spread through much of the tropics and subtropics, and is considered to be a noxious weed in some areas. The plant is a major problem in soya bean cropping in the United States. The size and shape of the seeds is very similar to those of soya bean seeds, which makes mechanical separation of the two very difficult[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].