epiphyte at 50 cm on dead sapling, petioles cylindrical in TS, spathe pale green, spadix yellow-green. Photo Project web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/
Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.Spathiphyllum Schott - hort. hybrid. Araceae. CN: Spath, Peace lily. Native of tropical America and Southeastern Asia. The Peace Lily contains calcium oxalate crystals which can cause skin irritation, burning sensation in the mouth, difficulty swallowing, and nausea. Most cultivated species are hybrids.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?11344en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spathiphyllum
Aztec ArrowheadAlismataceae (Water-plantain family)Native to the wetlands of North America (United States, Canada, Mexico) and South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay)Oahu, Hawaii, USA (Cultivated)Arrowhead, with arrow-shaped (sagittate) leaves, growing in pond with water lilies (round leaves).
Betimes known as the Upright Elephant's Ear, this species is reported from parts of Central America and from the western Amazon Basin. Photo from Eastern Ecuador.