Kennedia prostrata

Running postman
Kennedia prostrata in Drummond Nature Reserve.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Kennedia
Species:
K. prostrata
Binomial name
Kennedia prostrata
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Caulinia prostrata (R.Br.) F.Muell.
    • Kennedia marryatae Lindl.
    • Kennedia marryatiana Benth. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
    • Kennedia marryattae Lindl. orth. var.
    • Kennedia prostrata f. major (DC.) Siebert & Voss
    • Kennedia prostrata R.Br. f. prostrata
    • Kennedia prostrata var. major DC.
    • Kennedia prostrata var. minor G.Don
    • Kennedia prostrata R.Br. var. prostrata
    • Kennedia stipularis Desv.
    • Kennedya marryattae Benth. orth. var.
    • Kennedya marryattiana Benth. orth. var.
    • Kennedya prostrata F.Muell. orth. var.
    • Kennedya prostrata f. major Siebert & Voss orth. var.
    • Kennedya prostrata var. alba Guilf. nom. inval., nom. nud.
    • Kennedya prostrata var. major DC. orth. var.
    • Kennedya prostrata var. minor G.Don orth. var.

Kennedia prostrata, commonly known as running postman, scarlet coral pea[2] or scarlet runner,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a prostrate or twining shrub with trifoliate leaves and, usually, red flowers.

  1. ^ a b "Kennedia prostrata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Kennedia prostrata". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  3. ^ "Kennedia prostrata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.