Polygala nicaeensis var. mauritanica Chodat

Polygala nicaeensis var. mauritanica Chodat, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31: 462. 1893 Type. Algeria. “ Costantine (Algérie): plateau du Télègraphe de Setif; abonde sur le pentes N. - O ”, 21 May 1877, V. C. Reboud 1529 (lectotype, designated here: G 01100103!, isolectotype: G 01100102!). In the protologue (Chodat 1893), gathering n. 1529 of the “ Soc. Dauph ” is mentioned. Two duplicate specimens in G were found (G 01100102!, G 01100103!) that are original material. The most complete specimen is selected as the lectotype. There, the fruits described by Chodat (1893) in the protologue as a diagnostic character are visible. Based on the morphological features of the lectotype, P. nicaeensis subsp. mauritanica is a heterotypic synonym of P. nicaeensis s. str. as circumscribed in this study, i. e. a taxon combining the morphological features and distribution of the former P. nicaeensis subsp. nicaeensis and P. nicaeensis subsp. mediterranea Chodat.