Native records: 6 botanical areas
Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, 3 more areas
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A perennial of wet tropical climates. Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.
Distribution areas
Colombia
- ColombiaNative
Costa Rica
- Costa RicaNative
Honduras
- HondurasNative
Mexico
- Mexico SoutheastNative
Nicaragua
- NicaraguaNative
Panama
- PanamaNative
Climate of the native range
The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.
- Aw Tropical, savannah
- Am Tropical, monsoon
- Af Tropical, rainforest
The same climate occurs in 121 areas worldwide, 115 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map
A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).
Recorded medicinal uses
The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.
Spathiphyllum friedrichsthalii is recorded as used medicinally.
Source location: p.20, left column, line 48
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715
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- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Spathiphyllum
Other species in Spathiphyllum
- Spathiphyllum darienenseSpath
- Spathiphyllum davidneilliiSpath
- Spathiphyllum diazii
- Spathiphyllum dressleri
- Spathiphyllum floribundumSnow Flower (Peace Lily)
- Spathiphyllum frailescanense
- Spathiphyllum fulvovirens
- Spathiphyllum gardneri
- Spathiphyllum globulispadix
- Spathiphyllum gracile
- Spathiphyllum grandifolium
- Spathiphyllum grazielae
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Colombia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Costa Rica · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Honduras · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Mexico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Nicaragua · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Panama · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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