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KENNEDY"

1 Peduncle 2 Bracts 2 Bracts 1 Peduncle

CALATHEA SCHUNKEI

a c c o m p a n i e d by a leaf. red, claviculate bracteoles present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . light green to whitish green, claviculate bracteoles a b s e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bract-sheathed, the s h e a t h s o m e t i m e s produced as a bract.

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C. schunkei C. a l l o u i a

This species is named in honor of Sr. Jos6 Schunke V. who first collected and cultivated it and whose excellent collections of Peruvian Marantaceae and guidance in the field have proven invaluable. Acknowledgments

This work was supported in part by grants from the National Research Council of Canada and the University of Manitoba. I wish to especially thank Dr. Timothy Plowman for making the expedition possible and very profitable botarLically by sharing his field vehicle and his knowledge of the area and flora. I thank Sr. Jos6 Schunke V. for allowing me to collect from his garden and for help in the field; and gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Dr. Rupert Barneby in drafting the Latin description. Literature Cited K e n n e d y , H. 1977. U n u s u a l floral morphology in a high altitude C a l a t h e a (Marantaceae). Brenesia 12/13: 1-9. Macbride, J. F. 1936. Marantaceae. I n : Flora of Peru. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13: 741-767.

ANNOUNCEMENT Postdoctoral Museum Internship at the New York Botanical Garden 1982-1983

The New York Botanical Garden announces a postdoctoral internship in curatorial techniques and herbarium management for one year beginning 1 September 1982. This project is supported by the National Museum Act, which is administered by the Smithsonian Institution. The stipend is $14,500 for one year. Health insurance can be arranged. This program is offered to a person wishing to receive training in curating and managing systematics collections. Following detailed instruction sessions, the trainee will participate actively in all aspects of herbarium work. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a letter detailing how this program will be beneficial to them, and should ask that letters of recommendation be sent directly to the Garden. Applications and three letters of recommendation should be sent to: Dr. Patricia K. Holmgren, Director of the Herbarium, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458. The applicant's file should be complete by 15 April 1982. Notification of acceptance will be made no later than 1 May 1982.