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Initiating a revision of the Malaysian Myrsinaceae for the Flora of Peninsular Malaysia project, this paper revises Ardisia subgenus Bladhia from the region. Five taxa are recognised including a new species — Ardisia subverticillata Julius & Utteridge; a key, species descriptions, conservation assessments and distribution maps are provided. In addition, Ardisia tumida Furtado, previously treated within this subgenus, is excluded and transferred to subgenus Pimelandra.
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The authors thank to the Curator of CAL and V. P. Prasad (former IBLO at K) for their assistance in procuring photographs of type specimens from CAL, also to the following herbaria for permission to visit and to examine their specimens: BM, E, K, KEP, L and SING. The Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Project is funded by the Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation under project no. 01-04-01-0000 Khas 2. In addition, this research was supported by a European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT) Integration Research Grant and the authors are extremely grateful for this financial support, which allowed the first author to visit K, and visit the herbaria listed above to examine specimens. We would like to acknowledge the valuable assistance with the conservation assessments provided to the first author by Dr Lilian Chua of the Forest Biodiversity Division (FRIM). We thank Melanie Wilmot-Dear for translating the Latin diagnosis; Katherine Challis and Rafael Govaerts for nomenclatural advice; two reviewers who provided useful comments and suggestions germane to the manuscript; and Imin Kamin for his assistance in the field.
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Julius, A., Utteridge, T.M.A. Revision of Ardisia subgenus Bladhia in Peninsular Malaysia; studies in Malaysian Myrsinaceae I. Kew Bull 67, 379–388 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-012-9374-4
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