Abstract
A new name of the lycophyte genus Huperzia (Huperziaceae), H. wusugongii Li Bing Zhang, X.G. Xu & X.M. Zhou, from west China is proposed to replace the later homonym, H. rubricaulis S.K. Wu & X. Cheng [‘rubicaulis’], of H. rubricaulis (Alderwerelt van Rosenburgh) Holub.