Abstract
Ficus Linnaeus (1753: 1059) is the largest genus of Moraceae with ca. 750 species occurring mostly in the tropical and subtropical regions (Rønsted et al. 2008). The taxon known as F. rupicola Berg & Carauta (2002: 249) is endemic to Brazil and has been collected in the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais and Goiás as well as the Distrito Federal. The preparation of a worldwide list of published Ficus names revealed that the name Ficus rupicola had previously been used by Lebrun & Toussaint (1948: 43) for a species based on African material. This makes it necessary to provide a new name for F. rupicola Berg & Carauta (2002: 249). We here propose the new name Ficus goiana C.C.Berg, Carauta & A.F.P.Machado.