Polygala nicaeensis var. obtusata Pomel

Polygala nicaeensis var. obtusata Pomel, Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Algérie 11 (7): 213. 1874 Fig. 4 Type. Algeria. “ A. Miliana ”, s. d, A. N. Pomel s. n. (lectotype, designated here: MPU 005109!). In the protologue (Pomel 1874), only the collection locality is provided. We found only one specimen in MPU that can be considered as original material suitable for lectotypification. The lectotype matches the protologue. Based on the morphological features of the lectotype, P. nicaeensis subsp. obtusata 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 (see above).