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| name = ''Spathiphyllum''
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| common_names = spath, peace lilies
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| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| poisonous = mildly toxic when ingested
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Spathiphyllum floribundum1.jpg
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| image_caption = Spathiphyllum floribundum
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Liliopsida
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| ordo = Alismatales
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| familia = Araceae
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| genus = Spathiphyllum
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Spathiphyllum (Greek word, referring to the leaf-like spathes). Araceae. Stemless or short-stemmed herbs, used as warmhouse foliage plants.
 
Spathiphyllum (Greek word, referring to the leaf-like spathes). Araceae. Stemless or short-stemmed herbs, used as warmhouse foliage plants.
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S. Ghiesbreghtii, Hort., is offered in the trade, but is unknown botanically.—S. pictum, Hort. Lind. – Rhodospatha picta.
 
S. Ghiesbreghtii, Hort., is offered in the trade, but is unknown botanically.—S. pictum, Hort. Lind. – Rhodospatha picta.
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''Spathiphyllum'' cleans indoor air of many environmental contaminants, including [[benzene]], [[formaldehyde]], and other pollutants{{wp}}. It cleans best at one plant per 10 m²{{wp}}. It lives best in shade and needs little sunlight to thrive{{wp}}.
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| name = ''Spathiphyllum''
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==Cultivation==
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| image_caption = ''Spathiphyllum floribundum''
 
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
 
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
 
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| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
 
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| ordo = [[Alismatales]]
 
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| familia = [[Araceae]]
 
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| genus = '''''Spathiphyllum'''''
 
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| genus_authority = Schott
 
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'''''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'''.
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===Propagation===
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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]].
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==Species==
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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.
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Spathiphyllum is mildly toxic to humans and animals when ingested.
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==References==
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<ref>http://www.calpoison.org/public/plants-toxic.html California Poison Control System: list of toxic plants</ref>
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<ref>http://www.entirelypets.com/toxicplants.html EntirelyPets.com article</ref>
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
==External links==
 
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*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?11344 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Spathiphyllum'' species list]
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Image:Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum0.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
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Image:Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum1.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
 
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Image:Spathuphyllum cochlearispathum0.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
 
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Image:Spathiphyllum00.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
 
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Image:Spathiphyllum floribundum2.jpg|''Spathiphyllum floribundum''
 
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Revision as of 00:58, 18 July 2009


Spathiphyllum floribundum


Plant Characteristics
Origin: ✈ ?
Poisonous: ☠ mildly toxic when ingested
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

Araceae >

Spathiphyllum >



Read about Spathiphyllum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Spathiphyllum (Greek word, referring to the leaf-like spathes). Araceae. Stemless or short-stemmed herbs, used as warmhouse foliage plants.

Leaves large, oblong or lanceolate, acuminate or cuspidate, midrib strong: spathe lf .-like, membranaceous, oblong or lanceolate; spadix shorter than the spathe, sessile or stipitate, cylindrical, densely fld.: fls. hermaphrodite, all fertile; perianth-segms. 4, 6, or 8, connate or coherent in a truncate or lobed cup; stamens 4, 6, or 8; ovary oblong, 3-4-celled: berry globose or oblong-conical, 3-celled, cells 1-2-seeded.—About 27 species, mostly from Trop. Amer., one or two Malayan. Monographed by Engler and Krause in Engler's Pflanzenreich, hft. 37 (IV. 23B), 1908. Gardeners recommend as soil for their cult. a mixture of leaf-mold, peat, and fibrous loam, together with some sand and charcoal.

S. Ghiesbreghtii, Hort., is offered in the trade, but is unknown botanically.—S. pictum, Hort. Lind. – Rhodospatha picta. CH


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Spathiphyllum cleans indoor air of many environmental contaminants, including benzene, formaldehyde, and other pollutantswp. It cleans best at one plant per 10 m²wp. It lives best in shade and needs little sunlight to thrivewp.

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Species

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