Spathiphyllum wallisii Regel

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Araceae > Spathiphyllum

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1.5 m tall. The leaves are oval to sword shaped and 18-30 cm long. They have prominent veins and are dark green. The flowers are small and white in a dense spike. They are fragrant. The spathe is white and like a hood and 15 cm long. The spadix is slender and pale yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.65
Root system -
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Flower color
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in waste ground in tropical regions.
Light 3-5
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by division.
Mode divisions
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Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Spathiphyllum wallisii world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Brazil, Cook Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Honduras, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:89011-1
WFO ID wfo-0000312060
COL ID 4YFYZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630707
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Synonyms

Spathiphyllum wallisii