''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum'' is a plant species in the family
Araceae
The Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe (or leaf-like bract). ...
. It is native to southern Mexico and often cultivated. When cultivated as a houseplant, ''Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum'' is commonly called peace lily.
Taxonomic history
The species was originally described by
Frederik Michael Liebmann
Frederik Michael Liebmann (10 October 1813 – 29 October 1856) was a Danish botanist. Liebmann studied botany at the University of Copenhagen, although he never obtained a formal qualification. He went on study tours of Germany and Norway before b ...
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''. The species was moved to the genus ''Spathiphyllum'' by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler.
Care instructions
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
Taxonomic info at Uniprot
cochlearispathum
Endemic flora of Mexico
House plants
Plants described in 1849
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