Kennedia rubicunda

Taxobox
name = Dusky Coral Pea

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Faboideae
tribus = Phaseoleae
genus = "Kennedia"
species = "K. rubicunda"
binomial = "Kennedia rubicunda"
binomial_authority = Vent..
synonyms = "Glycine rubicunda" Curtis

"Kennedia rubicunda" (Dusky Coral Pea) is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to Australia. It occurs in the states of Victoria and New South Wales and Queensland.cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Kennedia~rubicunda |title="Kennedia rubicunda" |accessdate=2008-09-25 |author=|work= PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia]

It is a vigorous climber which stems up to 4 metres in length and has oval-shaped leaflets in threes that are about 3 to 12 cm long. Dark red pea flowers are produced in racemes from late winter to spring and are followed by pods.

The species was first published in 1795 under the later rejected name of "Glycine rubicunda" (Dingy-flowered Glycine) by in Curtis's Botanical Magazine. In 1804 it was published under its current name by E.P. Ventenant in "Jardin de la Malmaison".cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=KENNEDIA+RUBICUNDA|title="Kennedia rubicunda" |accessdate=2008-09-25|work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra]

Cultivation

This plant is noted for its vigour and can be used to cover embankments or structures.cite book|author=Greig, D.| title=The Australian Gardener's Wildflower Catalogue| publisher=Angus & Robertson|location= Australia | year=1987 | id=ISBN 0207154600] The species is adapted to a range of well-drained soils and adapts to positions with sun or partial shade. It is resistant to drought and has some frost tolerance. The species can be propagated by scarified seed or cuttings of semi-mature growth.cite book|author=Bodkin, Frances|year=1991|place=Australia|title=Encyclopaedia Botanica|publisher=Cornstalk Publishing|id=ISBN 0207150648]

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