Summary
The genus Systellantha (Primulaceae, Myrsinoideae) is revised here; three species are recognised. One new species is described and illustrated: Systellantha serratifolia Utteridge & Drinkell sp. nov. from northern Borneo; two varieties of this species are recognised S. serratifolia var. serratifolia and S. serratifolia var. dolichophylla Utteridge & Drinkell var. nov. A key to the genus is given, and descriptions, conservation ratings, and distribution maps provided for each species; a list of exsiccatae is supplied.
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The authors would like to thank Avelinah Julius (KEP) and Suzana Sabran (SAN) for their assistance in locating and imaging specimens from Malaysian herbaria. We are grateful to Lucy Smith for the excellent illustration, and the Digitisation Team at RBG Kew for their help with imaging the type material; we thank the two reviewers who suggested improvements to the manuscript in several places.
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Drinkell, C., Utteridge, T.M.A. A revision of the genus Systellantha B. C. Stone. Studies in Malaysian Myrsinaceae IV. Kew Bull 70, 50 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-015-9603-8
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