New combinations in campanula sect. quinqueloculares from turkey

Campanula lyrata lam. and c. sorgerae phitos,c. betonicifolia sm. and c. karadjana bocquet are taxonomically problematic. in the present study,their morphology,leaf surface anatomy and palynological characters were thoroughly analysed. photographs,illustrations,useful differential morphological characters,pollen structure and a distribution map obtained or developed in the course of the study were presented. problems of nomenclature and synonymy were also discussed. a new combination and status nov. viz.,c. betonicifolia subsp. karadjana (bocquet) alçi{dotless}tepe comb.& stat.nova has been proposed. c. sorgerae phitos was reduced to a synonymy of c. lyrata lam. subsp. lyrata.