Spathiphyllum "Mauna Loa"

Spathiphyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Unranked:	Angiosperms
Unranked:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Monsteroideae
Tribe:	Spathiphylleae
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. The plant does not need excessive light or water to survive.

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 wallisii Spathiphyllum wendlandii

Common Names

Peace lily

Characteristics

• Great for growing indoors
• Has been identified as being capable of removing benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene from the atmosphere