Abstract:Five new taxa of Myrsinaceae from China, Ardisia waitakii, A. linangensis, A. malipoensis, A. crassirhiza, Maesa consanguinea var. confusa are described and illustrated; Five names (Ardisia elegantissima Leveille, A. glauca pitard, A. corymbitera var. tuberifera C. Chen, A. kwangtungensis Walker, Maesa prodigiosa C. Chen,)are reduced to synonyms and several confused or misidentified species of Ardisia and Maesa are clarified and corrected.