Tar 8358, 
KENNEDYA BeckXIANA. 
Australia. 
Lr@uMINosAE. Tribe PHASEOLEAE. 
Kennepya, Vent.; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant. vol. i. p. 581. 
Kennedya Beckxiana, FP. v. Muell, Fragm. xi. p. 98; affinis K. macrophylilae, 
Benth., sed indumento parciore foliolis minoribus pedunculis brevioribus 
2-floris ovario stipitato differt. 
Herba volubilis, perennis; ramuli graciles, rubescentes, fere glabri. Folia 
pinnatim trifoliolata; stipulae lanceolatae, acutae, 6 mm. longae, rigidius- 
culae, mox deflexae; petioli ad 5 cm. longi, supra canaliculati; foliola 
breviter petiolulata apice rotundata vel fere truncata, mucronata, basi 
obtusa vel fere truncata, ad 8 em. longa, 5 cm. lata, chartacea, utrinque 
fere glabra, terminale obovatum vel obovato-ellipticum, a lateralibus 
ellipticis parum inaequalibus circiter 2 em. distans, nervis lateralibus 
utrinque 5-6 intra marginem arcuatis cum nervulis supra prominulis 
‘subtus conspicuis; stipellae lateralium ad 5 mm. longae terminalis paulo 
breviores. Pedunculi axillares, flores duos gerentes, 1 cm. longi, prope 
basin bracteato-involucrati, involucro e bracteis duabus apice acuminatis 
coalitis infundibulari-orbiculari transverse 1:3 em. lato rigidiusculo 
ciliolato ; pedicelli pedunculo paulo breviores, parce pilosuli. Calyx 
bilabiatus, pedunculo aequilongus, viridis nisi inter lacinias basi rubro- 
maculatus, extus parce appresse pilosulus, intus fere sericeo-pubescens ; 
tubus labiis fere duplo longior, 5 mm. diametro; labium superum ovatum, 
breviter bidentatum, inferum supero aequilongum in lacinias 3 late lanceo- 
latas acutiusculas partitum. Corolla longe exserta, vix 4 cm. longa, petalis 
omnibus subaequilongis glabris vexilli basi excepto coccineis; vexillum 
reflexum, ovatum, obtusum, 2°7 em. latum, basi breviter auriculatum, 
2-callosum, macula viridi-sulphurea nigro-marginata oblonga 1 em. longa 
6 mm. lata ornatum, stipite fere 3 mm. longo; alae oblongae, obtusae, 
appendiculatae, circiter 5 mm. latae, stipite 5 mm. longo, medio carinae 
leviter adhaerentes ; carina oblongo-falcata, acutiuscula, appendiculata, 
7 mm, lata, more alarum stipitata. Stawen vexillare omnino liberum. 
Pistillum 4-5 em. altum, glabrum; ovarium 1:5 cm. altum, stipite 7 mm, 
longo, stylo filiformi stigmate parvo capitato.—W. G. Cras. 
The striking Kennedya which forms the subject of our 
figure was raised at Kew from seed purchased in 1908 
from Mr. J. Staer, Wahroonga, New South Wales. The 
plant from which the material for our plate was obtained has 
grown vigorously in a greenhouse, twining along a rafter 
after the manner of AK. ruhicunda, Vent. It flowered for 
the first time in April, 1910, and has been identified by 
Mr. Craib, from the original description, with K. Beckaiana, 
F. vy, Muell., a species based on material collected by Mr. 
W. Webb in South-western Australia inland from King 
George’s Sound, of which there is no authentic specimen 
in the herbarium at Kew. It appears to be the largest 
Fesrvary, 1911. 
