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Peace lily (Spathiphyllum lanceifolium)

Description

Spathiphyllum lanceifolium is a flowering plant in the Araceae family. This species was (Jacq.) Schott first described science in 1832. 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 large amounts of light or water to survive. An Spathiphyllum kochii  in the species of Liliopsida described by Adolf Engler and Kurt Krause . An Spathiphyllum kochii in nahilalakip the genus Spathiphyllum , and the family Araceae

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Alismatales

            • Family: Araceae

              • Genus: Spathiphyllum