What is "kennedia"

Kennedia \Kennedia\, Kennedya \Kennedya\n. A genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers.

Syn: Kennedia, genus Kennedia, genus Kennedya.

Kennedia is a genus of plants comprising 16 species, all native to Australia. They are evergreen climbing plants with woody stems. They usually have trifoliate leaves and pea-type flowers of various colours from pink to dark red and yellow to black. The genus was named by Étienne Pierre Ventenat after John Kennedy, a partner in the renowned firm of nurserymen, Lee and Kennedy of Hammersmith, London.