Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum

Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum is a plant species in the family Araceae. It is native to southern Mexico and often cultivated.[2] When cultivated as a houseplant, Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum is commonly called peace lily.

Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Spathiphyllum
Species:
S. cochlearispathum
Binomial name
Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum
Synonyms[1]
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    • Hydnostachyon cochlearispathum Liebm.
    • Hydnostachyon longirostre Liebm.
    • Massowia heliconiifolia (Schott) K.Koch
    • Massowia lanceolata K.Koch
    • Spathiphyllum heliconiifolium Schott
    • Spathiphyllum lacustre Lundell
    • Spathiphyllum lanceolatum (K.Koch) K.Koch
    • Spathiphyllum liebmannii Schott
    • Spathiphyllum longirostre (Liebm.) Schott

Taxonomic history

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Frederik Michael Liebmann originally described the species in a separate genus Hydnostachyon, which he described as having a concave (spoon-like) spathe Spatha foliacea persistens cochleariformis, from which he formed the species epithet cochlearispathum.[3] The species was moved to the genus Spathiphyllum by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler.[4]

Care instructions

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Water only once soil is dry and the plant begins to wilt, then saturate the soil. The peace lily likes light, but absolutely no direct sunlight, not even for short periods.

References

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  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ F. Liebmann (1849). "Om Mexicos Aroideer". Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn. 1849–1850: 11–25.
  4. ^ Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (1879). Alphonse de Candolle and Casimir de Candolle (ed.). Monographiæ phanerogamarum. Vol. v. 2. p. 221.