Spathiphyllum floribundum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Monsteroideae
Genus: Spathiphyllum
Species: Spathiphyllum floribundum
Name

Spathiphyllum floribundum (Linden & André) N.E.Br., 1878
Synonyms

Basionym
Anthurium floribundum Linden & André, Ill. Hort. 21: 22 (1874).
Homotypic
Amomophyllum floribundum (Linden & André) Engl., Gard. Chron., n.s., 7: 140 (1877).
Heterotypic
Spathiphyllum floribundum var. cuneatum Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 6: 281 (1885).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Colombia; Ecuador; Peru; Venezuela

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Brown, N.E., 1878. Gard. Chron. ser. 2, 9:783.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Spathiphyllum floribundum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Spathiphyllum floribundum. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 13 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Spathiphyllum floribundum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 13.
Tropicos.org 2018. Spathiphyllum floribundum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 13.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Spathiphyllum floribundum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Spathiphyllum floribundum, the snowflower,[2] peace lily,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to northwestern South America from Panama east to Venezuela and south to Peru.
Plant at Longwood Gardens

It is a herbaceous perennial plant. The leaves are oval to lanceolate, 12–20 cm long and 5–9 cm broad. The flowers are produced in a spadix, surrounded by a 10–20 cm long, greenish- or yellowish-white spathe.
References

"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
"Spathiphyllum floribundum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.