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green elliptic leaves are brown beneath, and the small black nuts are edibid 
and sweet. aa bs 
IS. P. I. No. 56299.] A tree 40 to 50 feet high, with a trunk 1 to 2 feet in 
diameter, which grows in the mountains north of Tengyueh at altitudes of 
7,000 to 8,000 feet. The broad oval leaves are pointed, with the upper half 
toothed, and the spines on the burs are arranged in concentrie rings. The 
small nuts are edible and sweet. . 
[S. P. I. No. 56300.] A tree 60 to 80 feet high, with a trunk 2 to 3 feet in 
diameter, found in the mountains north of Tengyueh at altitudes of 7,000 
to 8,000 feet. The small elliptical dark-green leaves are thick and leathery; 
and the burs, an inch in diameter, are covered with branched spines. Hach 
bur contains two or three brown, pubescent, sweet edible nuts. 
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