Spathe flower (Spathiphyllum cannifolium)

Bunga damai or spathe flower (Spathiphyllum cannifolium) is a species of plant in Araceae, herbaceous shrub forming green clumps, growing upright, 50 cm high, 60-90 cm wide, growing wild in rainforests and shady places on the forest floor.

S. cannifolium has leaves with long stalks. The strands are large oblong, broad and elongated, the tip is pointed, the upper side is dark green and shiny, the underside is pale green, a main vein runs linearly in the middle and creates a hollow with many veins running sideways.

Inflorescence at the end of a long, erect stalk. Flowers in the form of large spathes and spadix. The spathe is white or pale yellow or ivory, folding back to expose the spadix. Spadix is cylindrical, slender, ivory in color and erect.

Spathe flower grows in shaded areas with high humidity and well-drained soil, well away from direct sunlight.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Monsteroideae
Genus: Spathiphyllum
Species: Spathiphyllum cannifolium
Subspecies: Spathiphyllum cannifolium ssp. nanum

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