Polygala versicolor Pomel

Polygala versicolor Pomel, Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Algérie 12: 336–337. 1875 Fig. 7 ≡ Polygala nicaeensis subsp. versicolor (Pomel) Batt. in Batt. & Trab., Fl. Algérie, 1: 106. 1888. Type. Algeria. “ ras pharaon ”, 18 June 1874, A. N. Pomel s. n. (lectotype, designated here: MPU 005803!). In the protologue (Pomel 1875), only the locality “ Pelouses de la région des cèdres: Ras Pharaoun ” is mentioned. We found two specimens, one in MPU (MPU 005803!) and one in P (P 00375237!) that are original material. We selected the specimen of MPU as lectotype, because it also indicates the collection data on the label, missing in the P specimen. The lectotype matches the protologue. Based on the morphological features of the lectotype, P. versicolor 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).