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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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They are [[evergreen]] [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]]s with large leaves 12-65&nbsp;cm long and 3-25&nbsp;cm broad. The [[flower]]s are produced in a [[spadix]], surrounded by a 10-30&nbsp;cm long, white, yellowish, or greenish [[spathe]].  The plant does not need excessive light or water to survive.
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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.<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DD1138F930A25751C0A962958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all New York Times - CUTTINGS; Need an Air Freshener? Try Plants</ref><ref>http://www.hgtv.ca/gardening/articledetails.aspx?ContentId=800&cat=2&by=10 HGTV - The Best Houseplants for a Healthy Home</ref> It cleans best at one plant per 10 m².<ref> {{Cite web |url=http://www.airsopure.nl/en/verzorgingstips--veelgestelde-vragen.html |title=How many plants are optimal |accessdate=14 January 2009 |work= |publisher= Air So Pure  |date=}}</ref>  It lives best in shade and needs little sunlight to thrive. It is watered approximately once a week. The soil is best left moist but only needs watering if the soil is dry. <ref> {{Cite web |url=http://www.askgarden.com/peace-lily-care |title=Peace Lily Care |accessdate=15 March 2010 |work= |publisher= Ask Garden  |date=}}</ref>
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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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''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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Image:Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum0.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 8 June 2010


Spathiphyllum floribundum


Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Poisonous: ☠ mildly toxic when ingested
Cultivation
Features: ✓ evergreen
Scientific Names

Araceae >

Spathiphyllum >


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Spathiphyllum is a genus of about 40 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants 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 plants with large leaves 12-65 cm long and 3-25 cm broad. The flowers are produced in a spadix, surrounded by a 10-30 cm long, white, yellowish, or greenish spathe. The plant does not need excessive light or water to survive.

Several species are popular indoor houseplants. Spathiphyllum cleans indoor air of many environmental contaminants, including benzene, formaldehyde, and other pollutants.[1][2] It cleans best at one plant per 10 m².[3] It lives best in shade and needs little sunlight to thrive. It is watered approximately once a week. The soil is best left moist but only needs watering if the soil is dry. [4]


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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Species

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Gallery

  • Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum

  • Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum

  • Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum

  • Spathiphyllum floribundum

  • Spathiphyllum floribundum

  • Close up view of Peace Lily

References

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  1. ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DD1138F930A25751C0A962958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all New York Times - CUTTINGS; Need an Air Freshener? Try Plants
  2. ↑ http://www.hgtv.ca/gardening/articledetails.aspx?ContentId=800&cat=2&by=10 HGTV - The Best Houseplants for a Healthy Home
  3. ↑ "How many plants are optimal". Air So Pure. Retrieved on 14 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "Peace Lily Care". Ask Garden. Retrieved on 15 March 2010.
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