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

[Patrícia dos Santos]

Is it 
Caralluma umbellata ? It is used in Myanmar for food and medicinal purposes 
Patrícia

> Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 18:41:40 +1000
> From: jim.croft at gmail.com
> To: sirius at flora.plala.or.jp
> CC: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] ID of succulent plant sold at Burmese vegetable market
> 
> 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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