Here is the plant. It seems quite small. V r i e s e a s u b a n d i n a ( U l e ) L . B . S m i t h & P i t t e n d r i g h , J o u r . W a s h . A c a d . 4 3 : 4 0 4 . 1 9 5 3 ; a s " V r i e s i a . "
It may be another of my depauperate beauties.Derek Butcher questions the identity of this plant.
I have no idea at this time where I got it.Derek has forwarded to me the published description of the plant and I include it here.
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C i p u r o p s i s s u b a n d i n a U l e , V e r h . B o t . B r a n d e n b . 4 8 : 1 4 8 . 1 9 0 7 .
T i l l a n d s i a s u b a n d i n a ( U l e ) M e z e x L . B . S m i t h , C o n t r . G r a y H e r b . 9 8 : 1 6 . 1 9 3 2 . D e s c f r o m S & D
P l a n t f l o w e r i n g 7 d m h i g h . L e a v e s r o s u l a t e , 6 d m l o n g , m i n u t e l y a p p r e s s e d - l e p i d o t e b e n e a t h ;
S h e a t h s n a r r o w ;
B l a d e s l i n e a r , e r e c t , a t t e n u a t e , f l a t , 1 5 m m w i d e .
S c a p e e r e c t , s l e n d e r ;
S c a p e - b r a c t s i m b r i c a t e , a c u t e . I n f l o r e s c e n c e f e w - b r a n c h e d ;
P r i m a r y b r a c t s e l l i p t i c , a c u m i n a t e , m u c h s h o r t e r t h a n t h e s p i k e s ;
S p i k e s s u b e r e c t , l a n c e o l a t e , 4 - 7 c m l o n g , 6 - 1 2 - f l o w e r e d .
F l o r a l b r a c t s i m b r i c a t e , e l l i p t i c , a c u m i n a t e , 2 c m l o n g , e x c e e d i n g t h e s e p a l s , s t r o n g l y c a r i n a t e , g l a b r o u s ;
P e d i c e l s 3 m m l o n g ; f l o w e r s 2 2 m m l o n g .
S e p a l s l a n c e o l a t e , a c u t e , c a r i n a t e ;
P e t a l s y e l l o w , b e a r i n g 2 h i g h l y a d n a t e s c a l e s ;
S t a m e n s a n d p i s t i l i n c l u d e d .
T y p e . U l e 6 6 8 4 ( h o l o t y p e B