Ventenat, E.P. (1805), Jardin de la Malmaison 2(18): 104, pl. 104 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 11 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 247 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Amphodus Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Zichya Hügel legitimate taxonomic synonym: Physolobium Benth. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Caulinia Moench nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Zichya Hügel legitimate taxonomic synonym: Physolobium Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hardenbergia Benth. legitimate

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): 272 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 116, 118 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 143 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1913), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales 1: 129-130 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 324 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "After Lewis Kennedy, 1775-1818, nurseryman at Hammersmith, near London."

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 477 [secondary reference]

Silsbury, J.H. & Britton, N.L. (1955), Distribution and Ecology of the Genus Kennedya Vent. in Western Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 3(1): 122-123 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 166 [secondary reference]

Rickett, H.W. & Stafleu, F.A. (1959), Nomina generica conservanda et rejicienda Spermatophytorum III. Taxon 8(9): 297 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Conservation superfluous: ... Caulinia Moench. Meth. Suppl. 47 (1802), is not available on account of Caulinia Willdenow, Mém, Acad. Berlin 1798: 87 (1801)."

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 257 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 230 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 169 [secondary reference]

Baudet, J.C. (1978), Prodrome d'une classificaiton generique des Papilionaceae - Phaseoleae. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 48: 212 [secondary reference]

• Type: Kennedia rubicunda (Schneev.) Vent.

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1979), Index Nominum Genericorum 3: 1335 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Physolobium Benth. legitimate

Crisp, M.D. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Papilionaceae (Fabaceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 171 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 123 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Fabaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 319-320 [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: 275-276 [secondary reference]

Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M., Chaloner, W.G., Demoulin, V., Grolle, R., Hawkesworth, D.L., Nicolson, D.H., Silva, P.C., Stafleu, F.A., Voss, E.G. & McNeill, J. (ed.) (1988), International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Berlin, 1988. Regnum Vegetabile 118: 218 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Kennedia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 419 [secondary reference]

Jeanes, J.A. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Fabaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 677 [secondary reference]

Gardner, C.L. & James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Kennedia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 579 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 761 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 212 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 452 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Kennedya DC. orth. var. orthographic variant: Kennyeda F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Caulinia Moench nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Physolobium Benth. isonym taxonomic synonym: Physolobium Benth. legitimate doubtful taxonomic synonym: Zichya Hügel legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), NT, SA (native and naturalised), Qld, NSW, Vic (native and naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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