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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Spathiphyllum''
| image = Spathiphyllum floribundum1.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Spathiphyllum floribundum''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Alismatales]]
| familia = [[Araceae]]
| genus = '''''Spathiphyllum'''''
| genus_authority = Schott
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
'''''Spathiphyllum''''' is a genus of about 40 species of [[monocotyledon]]ous [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Araceae]], native to tropical regions of the [[Americas]] and southeastern [[Asia]]. Certain species of ''Spathiphyllum'' are commonly known as '''spath''' or '''peace lilies'''.
They are [[evergreen]] [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]]s with large leaves 12-65 cm long and 3-25 cm broad. The [[flower]]s are produced in a [[spadix]], surrounded by a 10-30 cm long, white, yellowish, or greenish [[spathe]].
;Selected species
{|
|- valign=top
|
*''[[Spathiphyllum atrovirens]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum bariense]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum blandum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum brevirostre]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum candicans]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum candidum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum candolleanum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum commutatum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum cuspidatum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum floribundum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum friedrichsthalii]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum fulvovirens]]''
|
*''[[Spathiphyllum gardneri]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum glaziovii]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum grandifolium]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum huberi]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum jejunum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum juninense]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum kalbreyeri]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum kochii]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum lacustre]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum laeve]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum lechlerianum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum liesneri]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum maguirei]]''
|
*''[[Spathiphyllum mawarinumae]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum monachinoi]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum montanum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum neblinae]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum patini]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum perezii]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum phryniifolium]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum quindiuense]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum silvicola]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum sipapoanum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum solomonense]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum wallisi]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum wendlandii]]''
|}
===Cultivation and uses===
Several species are popular indoor [[houseplant]]s. ''Spathiphyllum'' cleans indoor air of many environmental contaminants, including [[benzene]], [[formaldehyde]], and other pollutants. It cleans best at one plant per 10 m². It lives best in shade and needs little sunlight to thrive.
Spathiphyllum is mildly toxic to humans and animals when ingested.
<ref>http://www.calpoison.org/public/plants-toxic.html California Poison Control System: list of toxic plants</ref>
<ref>http://www.entirelypets.com/toxicplants.html EntirelyPets.com article</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?11344 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Spathiphyllum'' species list]
{{commonscat|Spathiphyllum}}
==References==
<references/>
<gallery>
Image:Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum0.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum1.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathuphyllum cochlearispathum0.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathiphyllum00.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathiphyllum floribundum2.jpg|''Spathiphyllum floribundum''
</gallery>
[[Category:Araceae]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Spathiphyllum''
| image = Spathiphyllum floribundum1.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''Spathiphyllum floribundum''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Alismatales]]
| familia = [[Araceae]]
| genus = '''''Spathiphyllum'''''
| genus_authority = Schott
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
'''''Spathiphyllum''''' is a genus of about 40 species of [[monocotyledon]]ous [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Araceae]], native to tropical regions of the [[Americas]] and southeastern [[Asia]]. Certain species of ''Spathiphyllum'' are commonly known as '''spath''' or '''peace lilies'''.
They are [[evergreen]] [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]]s with large leaves 12-65 cm long and 3-25 cm broad. The [[flower]]s are produced in a [[spadix]], surrounded by a 10-30 cm long, white, yellowish, or greenish [[spathe]].
;Selected species
{|
|- valign=top
|
*''[[Spathiphyllum atrovirens]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum bariense]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum blandum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum brevirostre]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum candicans]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum candidum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum candolleanum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum commutatum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum cuspidatum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum floribundum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum friedrichsthalii]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum fulvovirens]]''
|
*''[[Spathiphyllum gardneri]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum glaziovii]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum grandifolium]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum huberi]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum jejunum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum juninense]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum kalbreyeri]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum kochii]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum lacustre]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum laeve]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum lechlerianum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum liesneri]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum maguirei]]''
|
*''[[Spathiphyllum mawarinumae]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum monachinoi]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum montanum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum neblinae]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum patini]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum perezii]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum phryniifolium]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum quindiuense]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum silvicola]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum sipapoanum]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum solomonense]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum wallisi]]''
*''[[Spathiphyllum wendlandii]]''
|}
===Cultivation and uses===
Several species are popular indoor [[houseplant]]s. ''Spathiphyllum'' cleans indoor air of many environmental contaminants, including [[benzene]], [[formaldehyde]], and other pollutants. It cleans best at one plant per 10 m². It lives best in shade and needs little sunlight to thrive.
Spathiphyllum is mildly toxic to humans and animals when ingested.
<ref>http://www.calpoison.org/public/plants-toxic.html California Poison Control System: list of toxic plants</ref>
<ref>http://www.entirelypets.com/toxicplants.html EntirelyPets.com article</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?11344 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Spathiphyllum'' species list]
{{commonscat|Spathiphyllum}}
==References==
<references/>
<gallery>
Image:Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum0.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum1.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathuphyllum cochlearispathum0.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathiphyllum00.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathiphyllum floribundum2.jpg|''Spathiphyllum floribundum''
</gallery>
[[Category:Araceae]]
