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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Spathiphyllum
Species:	S. cochlearispathum
Binomial name
Spathiphyllum cochlearispathum (Liebm.) Engl.
Synonyms[1]
List 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

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]

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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.