An illustration of Vriesea sceptrum, a species of bromeliad native to Brazil.
The Bromeliads. 1969. Plate 8; "Margaret Mee". Ed. Sylvia de Botton Brautigam et al. Rio de Janeiro: ArtePadilla 2006. Page 179
Smith, Lyman B.
Painting is framed and hanging in Room W406 (Botany Chairman's office), NMNH, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
Vriesea sceptrum (Bromeliaceae). Brazil, flowering plant. - pre 1965.