''Adenia subsessilifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the

passionflower ''Passiflora'', known also as the passion flowers or passion vines, is a genus of about 550 species of flowering plants, the type genus of the family Passifloraceae. ''Passiflora'' species are widely cultivated for their striking flowers, fla ...

family,

Passifloraceae The Passifloraceae are a family of flowering plants, containing about 750 species classified in around 27 genera. They include trees, shrubs, lianas, and climbing plants, and are mostly found in tropical regions. The family takes its name from t ...

, described by

Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie (11 August 1873 – 2 October 1958) was a French botany, botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar. He is the nephew of Eugène Pierre Perrier de la Bâthie, (1825-1916), another botanist ...

. ''Adenia subsessilifolia'' is endemic to southern

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. No subspecies are listed in the

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References

H. Perrier, 1940 ''In: Not. Syst., ed. Humbert, 9: 50'' World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
/ref> {{Taxonbar, from=Q15607212 subsessilifolia Taxa named by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie