Studies on the genus Ardisia Sw. for Flora Malesiana have led to the reduction of 95 taxa to synonymy, seven species to the infraspecific level: A. demissa Miq. var. bambusetorum (King & Gamble) C.M. Hu, A. polysticta Miq. subsp. punctipelata (Merr.) C.M. Hu, A. ternatensis Scheff. var. forstenii (Scheff.) C.M. Hu, A. darlingii Merr. subsp. podadenia (Stone) C.M. Hu, A. imperialis K. Schum. var. novoguineensis (Mez) C.M. Hu, A. pubicalyx Miq. var. collinsae (Fletcher)C.M. Hu, A. tahanica King & Gamble subsp. eucalyptifolia (Stone) C.M. Hu, and two new combinations are made: A. forbesii S. Moore var. cataractorum (Stone) C.M. Hu, A. fulva King & Gamble var. multiflora (Stone) C.M. Hu.