Spathiphyllum ortgiesii
A Spathiphyllum from the Gulf lowlands of Mexico and Central America, described by Regel in 1870. Most wild records come from the Los Tuxtlas region of Veracruz. It is a terrestrial aroid of wet lowland forest. Like its relatives, it wants warmth, shade and constantly moist roots. There is little species-specific ecology in reachable sources, so the advice below follows the measured climate and the genus's typical habitat of wet forest floors and streamsides.
Where it grows wild
It is a terrestrial plant of lowland and foothill rainforest. Spathiphyllum species typically grow in shaded, wet ground along streams and in swampy forest.
Recorded at 10–1351 m, with a median of 350 m across 98 records. Most are below 700 m.
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