[Taxacom] ID of succulent plant sold at Burmese vegetable market

[Jim Croft]

did it have white sap?

how about something like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caralluma_fimbriata ?

jim

On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 6:17 PM, Hidenobu Funakoshi
<sirius at flora.plala.or.jp> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
>
> Can anybody tell the species name of the succulent plant sold at
> vegetable market
> at Bagan, Central Burma.
>
> The taste was fairly bitter and partly sour, but delicious if cooked
> well.
>
> I have the faintest idea what family this belongs.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/7806221@N05/7709624788/
>
>
> Sincerely,
> H.Funakoshi
>
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