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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Spathiphyllum floribundum
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Alismatales Family: Araceae Genus: Spathiphyllum Schott
Species
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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.

Selected species

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 houseplants. 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.

External links

• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Spathiphyllum species list

References

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  Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum

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  Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum

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  Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum

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  Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum

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  Spathiphyllum floribundum