Vicente Caviedes, Alicia, Alonso-Vargas, M. Angeles, Thiébaut, Mélanie, Crespo, Manuel B. Lectotype designation for three North African names of Biscutella (Brassicaceae) published by Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan Phytotaxa. 2015, 212(3): 236-242. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.212.3.6 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/60344 DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.212.3.6 ISSN: 1179-3155 (Print) Abstract: Three names of North African species described by Jordan in the end of the 19th century, Biscutella algeriensis, Biscutella choulettei and Biscutella mauritanica, are typified. Lectotypes are designated from syntypes conserved in the herbaria K, LY, MPU, P and W. Furthermore, some historical comments are reported that support type selection. Keywords:Cruciferae, Mediterranean flora, Nomenclature, Typification, Africa, Eudicots Magnolia Press info:eu-repo/semantics/article