![Dusky Coral Pea - Kennedy’s rubicunda Kennedia rubicunda, commonly known as the 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.[4] Australia,Dusky coral pea,Geotagged,Kennedia rubicunda,Winter](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3125/82836_small.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=yvtJtPfaT3D%2FMc7rRxzHxZ%2F3rRw%3D)
Appearance
It is a vigorous climber with stems up to 4 metres in length and has oval-shaped leaflets in threes that are about 3–12 centimetres long. Dark red pea flowers are produced in racemes from late winter to spring and are followed by pods, which are oblong 5–10 centimetres long and 8–12 millimetres wide, rusty and hairy, with 10–15 seeds to a pod.
Naming
The species was first published in 1793 by Dutch botanist George Voorhelm Schneevoogt under the later rejected name of ''Glycine rubicunda'' in ''Icones Plantarum Rariorum''. In 1804 it was published under its current name by French botanist Étienne Pierre Ventenat in ''Jardin de la Malmaison''.Status
It is an introduced species in India, Tasmania and the north island of New ZealandReferences:
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