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{{SPlantbox
| color = lightgreen
|familia=Araceae
| name = ''Spathiphyllum''
|genus=Spathiphyllum
| image = Spathiphyllum floribundum1.jpg
|common_name=Peace lily, Spath
| image_width = 240px
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_caption = ''Spathiphyllum floribundum''
|habit=herbaceous
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
|poisonous=mildly toxic when ingested
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
|poison_ref=http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/ce/king/poisplant/tox-com.htm
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
|lifespan=perennial
| ordo = [[Alismatales]]
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| familia = [[Araceae]]
|features=evergreen
| genus = '''''Spathiphyllum'''''
|Temp Metric=°F
| genus_authority = Schott
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| subdivision_ranks = Species
|image=Spathiphyllum floribundum1.jpg
| subdivision = See text
|image_width=180
|image_caption=Spathiphyllum floribundum
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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'''.
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]]. The plant does not need excessive light or water to survive.
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.
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.
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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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Hybrids:
*[[Spathiphyllum Hybrid Cultivars]]
==External links==
==Gallery==
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Image:Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum0.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum0.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum1.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum1.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathuphyllum cochlearispathum0.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathuphyllum cochlearispathum0.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathiphyllum00.jpg|''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum''
Image:Spathiphyllum floribundum1.jpg|''Spathiphyllum floribundum''
Image:Spathiphyllum floribundum2.jpg|''Spathiphyllum floribundum''
Image:Spathiphyllum floribundum2.jpg|''Spathiphyllum floribundum''
Image:Peace lily.jpg|Close up view of Peace Lily
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[[Category:Araceae]]
==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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