Spathiphyllum phryniifolium Schott

Petioles stout, about 40 cm. long, geniculate 3 cm. below the apex, vaginate to the middle or higher, the sheath narrow; blades broadly oblong, 35-55 cm. long, 18-23 cm. wide, narrowly long-cuspidate, rounded at the base or abruptly contracted into the petiole, the primary lateral nerves numerous, divergent at an angle of about 70 degrees; peduncles 60 cm. long or more, 5-6 mm. thick, the s~tipitiform portion 4 cm. long, adnate for three-fourths its length; spathe oblong-elliptic, cuspidate, gradually narrowed at the base and long-decurrent upon the peduncle, 15 cm. long, 5-6 cm. wide; spadix rounded at the apex, 8-10 cm. long, 12-14 mm. thick, or in fruit much thicker; pistils 4-5 mm. long, the style produced far above the perianth.

A tropical plant. It grows in wet forest. It is mostly at low elevations but can be up to 1,400 m in Central America. It suits hardiness zones 11-12.

The young spadices are cooked with egg and eaten.