Kennedia prostrata

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Running postman
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Kennedia prostrata in Drummond Nature Reserve.
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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
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [1]
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    • Caulinia prostrata(R.Br.) F.Muell.
    • Kennedia marryatae Lindl.
    • Kennedia marryatiana Benth. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
    • Kennedia marryattaeLindl. orth. var.
    • Kennedia prostrata f. major(DC.) Siebert & Voss
    • Kennedia prostrataR.Br. f. prostrata
    • Kennedia prostrata var. majorDC.
    • Kennedia prostrata var. minor G.Don
    • Kennedia prostrataR.Br. var. prostrata
    • Kennedia stipularisDesv.
    • Kennedya marryattaeBenth. orth. var.
    • Kennedya marryattianaBenth. orth. var.
    • Kennedya prostrataF.Muell. orth. var.
    • Kennedya prostrata f. majorSiebert & Voss orth. var.
    • Kennedya prostrata var. albaGuilf. nom. inval., nom. nud.
    • Kennedya prostrata var. majorDC. orth. var.
    • Kennedya prostrata var. minorG.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.

Description

Kennedia prostrata is a prostrate or twining shrub with wiry stems up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long that are hairy when young. The leaves are on a petiole vary from 5 to 50 mm (0.20 to 1.97 in) long, with more or less round leaflets, which are from 6 to 35 mm (0.24 to 1.38 in) long and wide with wavy edges. The end leaflet on a petiolule is from 2 to 9 mm (0.079 to 0.354 in) long, but the side leaflets more or less sessile. There is a heart-shaped stipule about 5 mm (0.20 in) long at the base of the petiole.

The flowers are borne singly or in pairs on a peduncle from 5 to 30 mm (0.20 to 1.18 in) long, with bracts from 2 to 5 mm (0.079 to 0.197 in) long at the base, the individual flowers on pedicels being from 5 to 25 mm (0.20 to 0.98 in) long. The five sepals are hairy, from 6 to 8 mm (0.24 to 0.31 in) in length, and the petals are usually scarlet, rarely white. The standard petal is from 13 to 23 mm (0.51 to 0.91 in) long, the wings from 12 to 18 mm (0.47 to 0.71 in) long, and the keel from 12 to 22 mm (0.47 to 0.87 in) long. Flowering occurs from April to November, and the fruit is a flattened cylindrical pod from 20 to 50 mm (0.79 to 1.97 in) in length. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Taxonomy

Kennedia prostrata was first formally described by Robert Brown in 1812 in Hortus Kewensis . [7] [8] The specific epithet (prostrata) means "prostrate". [9]

Distribution and habitat

Running postman occurs in all Australian states and territories, except Queensland and the Northern Territory, and grows in a variety of habitats, often on coastal sand dunes and on rock outcrops. [1] [2] [3] [5]

Use in horticulture

The species is naturally adapted to sandy or lighter soils and prefers a sunny position. A widely cultivated species, it grows in temperate to subtropical areas and is hardy in most situations. [6] [10]

Related Research Articles

<i>Kennedia</i> Genus of legumes

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<i>Swainsona galegifolia</i> Species of legume

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<i>Kennedia coccinea</i> Species of legume

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<i>Kennedia rubicunda</i> Species of legume

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<i>Bossiaea prostrata</i> Species of plant

Bossiaea prostrata, commonly known as creeping bossiaea, is a prostrate understory shrub in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is a widespread species with orange-yellow flowers, purple-brown keels and trailing branches.

<i>Bossiaea cinerea</i> Species of plant

Bossiaea cinerea, commonly known as showy bossiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with trowel-shaped, triangular, egg-shaped or lance-shaped leaves with a sharply-pointed tip and golden yellow and red to purplish-brown flowers.

<i>Bossiaea linophylla</i> Species of legume

Bossiaea linophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with linear to oblong or egg-shaped leaves, and bright yellow to orange or apricot-coloured and red flowers.

<i>Hovea longifolia</i> Species of shrub

Hovea longifolia, commonly known as rusty pods, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to eastern Australia. It has purple pea flowers, linear leaves with rusty felt like hairs on the lower surface.

<i>Dillwynia prostrata</i> Species of flowering plant

Dillwynia prostrata, commonly known as matted parrot-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a prostrate shrub with hairy stems, linear to narrow oblong or spatula-shaped leaves and yellow and dark red flowers.

<i>Pultenaea heterochila</i> Species of flowering plant

Pultenaea heterochila is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect, low-lying or prostrate shrub with hairy leaves and yellow and red flowers.

Pultenaea insularis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is a spreading to prostrate shrub with wiry branches, elliptic leaves, and yellow and red flowers.

<i>Bossiaea dentata</i> Species of flowering plant

Bossiaea dentata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect, sometimes prostrate shrub with variably-shaped leaves and greenish-yellow or pink to burgundy-coloured flowers.

<i>Pultenaea prostrata</i> Species of plant

Pultenaea prostrata, commonly known as silky bush-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a small, rigid, wiry, low-lying or prostrate shrub with cylindrical leaves, and yellow, red and purple-brown flowers.

<i>Bossiaea rufa</i> Species of legume

Bossiaea rufa is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a loose, many-branched shrub with elliptic to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and deep yellow and red flowers.

<i>Kennedia beckxiana</i> Species of legume

Kennedia beckxiana, commonly known as Cape Arid kennedia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate or twining shrub or a climber with trifoliate leaves and red and yellow, pea-like flowers.

<i>Kennedia carinata</i> Species of legume

Kennedia carinata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate shrub with trifoliate leaves and reddish-purple, pea-like flowers.

<i>Kennedia glabrata</i> Species of legume

Kennedia glabrata, commonly known as Northcliffe kennedia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate shrub or creeper with trifoliate leaves and orange-pink to red flowers with a yellow centre.

<i>Kennedia prorepens</i> Species of flowering plant

Kennedia prorepens is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a prostrate, multi-stemmed shrub with trifoliate leaves and pale blue, violet or maroon flowers.

<i>Chorizema rhombeum</i> Species of legume

Chorizema rhombeum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a prostrate to ascending or twining shrub with egg-shaped or rhombic leaves, and orange to pink, or red and yellow pea flowers.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kennedia prostrata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kennedia prostrata". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kennedia prostrata". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. ↑ Jeanes, Jeff A. "Kennedia prostrata". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Kennedia prostrata". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 Bodkin, Frances (1991). Encyclopaedia Botanica. Australia: Cornstalk Publishing. ISBN   978-0207150647.
  7. ↑ "Kennedia prostrata". APNI. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Brown, R. 1812. Hortus Kewensis 4:299 Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 284. ISBN   9780958034180.
  10. ↑ "Kennedia prostrata". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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