Polycarpon polycarpoides explained

Polycarpon polycarpoides is a species of flowering plant in the manyseed genus Polycarpon, family Caryophyllaceae, native to the western Mediterranean; Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Spain, the Balearic Islands, France, Italy, and Sicily.^[1] It is a member of the Polycarpon tetraphyllum species aggregate.^[2]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are accepted:^[1]

• Polycarpon polycarpoides subsp. catalaunicum O.Bolòs & Vigo – Spain, Algeria, Tunisia
• Polycarpon polycarpoides subsp. colomense (Porta) Pedrol – Balearic Islands
• Polycarpon polycarpoides subsp. polycarpoides

Notes and References

1. Web site: Polycarpon polycarpoides (Biv.) Zodda . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 7 April 2021 .
2. Nomenclatural notes on the Polycarpon tetraphyllum aggregate (Caryophyllaceae) . 2015 . Iamonico . D. . Domina . G. . Plant Biosystems . 149 . 4 . 720–727 . 10.1080/11263504.2015.1057260 . 83509107 .