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lets are 4 - 6 m m long with dark reddish b r o w n to b r o w n - b l a c k scales.

B u l b o s t y l i s s p l e n d e n s is, at p r e s e n t , k n o w n on ly f rom the type col lect ion. It oc- curs on rocky outcrops on the s u m m i t of Serra dos Murales .

A c k n o w l e d g m e n t s

I thank Michae l Nee (NY), D a n N ico l son (US), Tony Rezn i cek (MICH) , and W. Wayt T h o m a s (NY) for their r ev iew of the m a n u - script and their c o m m e n t s and sugges t ions that he lped to improve it; NY, MO, P, R, and S for the loan of spec imens ; and cura- tors at A, C, COL, E G, MICH, and V E N for searching their col lec t ions for speci- m e ! i s .

Li tera ture Ci ted

Goetghebeur, P. & A. Griiger. 1993. Studies in Cy- peraceae 11: the unispiculate species of Bulbostylis in the Americas. Biol. Jaarb. 60(1992): 64-75.

Kral, R. 1971. A treatment ofAbildgaardia, Bulbos- tylis, and Fimbristylis (Cyperaceae) for North America. Sida 4: 57-227.

Maury, P. 1889. t~numrration des plantes du Haut- Orrnoque rrcoltres par MM. J. Chaffanjon et A. Gaillard. Cyprracres. J. Bot. (Morot). 3: 196-200.

Pfeiffer, H. 1933. Conspectus Cyperacearum in America meridionali nascentium. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 31: 321-328.

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�9 1994. New information on the type locality of Bulbostylis schomburgkiana (Cyperaceae). Brit- tonia 46: 151-152.

T h e L a w r e n c e M e m o r i a l A w a r d

The Award Committee of the Lawrence Memorial Fund invites nominations for the 1996 Lawrence Memorial Award. Honoring the memory of Dr. George H. M. Lawrence, founding Director of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, the Award ($1,000) is given biennially to support travel for doctoral dissertation research in systematic botany or horticulture, or the history of the plant sciences, including literature and exploration.

Major professors are urged to nominate outstanding doctoral students who have achieved official candidacy for their degrees and will be conducting pertinent dissertation research that would benefit significantly from travel enabled by the Award. The Committee will not entertain direct applications. A student who wishes to be considered should arrange for nomination by his/her major professor; this may take the form of a letter which covers supporting materials prepared by the nominee.

Supporting materials should describe briefly but clearly the candidate's program of re- search and how it would be significantly enhanced by travel that the Award would support. Letters of nomination and supporting materials, including seconding letters, should be received by the Committee no later than 1 May 1996 and should be directed to: Dr. R. W. Kiger, Hunt Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, USA. Tel. (412) 268-2434.