Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1836), Kennedya stirlingii. Sir James Stirling's Kennedya. Edwards's Botanical Register 22: 1845, pl. 1845 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "A graceful greenhouse trailing plant, native of the Swan River. It was raised by Robert Mangles, Esq. of Whitmore Lodge, from seeds given to him by Sir James Stirling, the Governor of the Colony, in compliment to whom it has been named."

Bentham, G. in Hügel, C.A.A. von (ed.) (February 1837), Physolobium elatum. Botanisches Archiv der Gartenbaugesellschaft der Ossterreichischen Kaiserstaates 1: t. 2, adnot. [basionym]

basionym of: Physolobium stirlingii (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate

Bentham, G. in Endlicher, S.F.L., Fenzl, E., Bentham, G. & Schott, H.W. (April 1837), Leguminosae. Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel: 39 [basionym]

basionym of: Physolobium stirlingii (Lindl.) Benth. isonym

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 252 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Physolobium stirlingii (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Physolobium elatum Hügel legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1871), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(56): 128 [basionym]

basionym of: Caulinia stirlingii (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 41 [secondary reference]

Diels, F.L.E. & Pritzel, E.G. (6 December 1904), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 273 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 97 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Papilionaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 277-278 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Kennedya stirlingi Lindl. orth. var. orthographic variant: Kennedya stirlingii F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Physolobium stirlingii (Lindl.) Benth. isonym nomenclatural synonym: Physolobium stirlingii (Lindl.) Benth. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Caulinia stirlingi F.Muell. orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Caulinia stirlingii (Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 96 [secondary reference]

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