English Name For The Plant "sappalot"

[Crypt36]

I've seen some plants I might like but I'm not able to find any info on them on the internet so I think it must be their thai name. They call it Sappalot. Not sure about spelling but this is what it sounds like. They are epiphytes. They are 5-10cm big dark red greenish goblets of leaves and are supposed to get flowers but didn't have any now. Always sold in a bunch growing on a piece of wood or thick rope.

I hope someone knows their english or latin name!

Edited December 23, 2009 by Crypt36

[spirit47]

Pineapple called "Sappalot", maybe it's the same family of plants...

[opalhort]

Sapalot in Thai สับปะรด is the pineapple. Botanical name: Ananas comosus, Plant family: Bromeliaceae .

opalhort

Edited December 23, 2009 by opalhort

[londonthai]

correct spelling is sapparot.

maybe the plant you are asking about is a small pinaple

[mitmig]

Sappalot is indeed a pine-apple. If you know what you are looking for, maybe this site http://www.natureloveyou.sg/Plants-A.html comes in handy. You need to know the scientific name, but there are pictures also, so maybe you can find it on that site.

[metisdead]

Epiphytes:

http://www.bookrags.com/research/epiphytes-plsc-02/ this one has the latin names, didn't find any Thai names.

http://travel.mongabay.com/thailand/images...iland_0498.html

[Farma]

Another good source of Thai plant names can be found on this Melbourne Uni link http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorti...ex_general.html

[Crypt36]

Filling epiphyte pineapple on google image brought me to neoregilia families and eventually to the Neoregelia ampullacea x Fireball.

I think this must be it:

Several hanging on a piece of wood looks great

Edited December 23, 2009 by Crypt36