Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Growth Form | Shrub |
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Biogeography
| Native Distribution | Colombia, Venezuela |
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| Local Conservation Status | Non-native |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | An evergreen, rhizomatous herbaceous plant which can grow up to 50 cm tall and 50 cm wide. It has a clump-forming growth habit. |
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| Foliage | Leaves are broadly lanceolate, dark green, glossy. |
| Flowers | Flowers are borne in a dense spike (spadix), within an ovate-shaped white spathe. Spathe is white and measuring up to 15 cm long while spadix is cream in colour. |
| Etymology | The genus Spathiphyllum means leafy-spathe. The specific epithet wallisii is named after Guztav Wallis, a collector in the Andes for the William Bull nursery in Chelsea. |
Landscaping Features
| Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers, Ornamental Foliage |
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| Landscape Uses | Interiorscape/ Indoor Plant, Small Gardens, Container Planting |
| Usage Hazard - Cons | Toxic Upon Ingestion |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Semi-Shade |
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| Water Preference | Lots of Water |
| Rootzone Tolerance | Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils |
| Propagation Method | Division |
Foliar
| Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
| Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Glossy / Shiny |
| Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
| Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage |
| Leaf Area Index (LAI) for Green Plot Ratio | 3.5 (Shrub & Groundcover - Monocot) |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower & Plant Sexuality | Bisexual Flowers |
| Flower Colour(s) | White |
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| Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
| Inflorescence Type | Spathe & Spadix |
| Flowering Period | Free-Flowering |
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Others
| Master ID | 1172 |
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| Species ID | 2465 |
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