Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Peace lily, Spathiphyllum

Family: Araceae (Aroid)

Distribution: Central America

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Comments: The species was originally described in a separate genus Hydnostachyon, which was described as having a concave (spoon-like) spathe Spatha foliacea persistens cochleariformis, from which was formed the species epithet cochlearispathum.The species was later moved to the genus Spathiphyllum.