<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Agave fourcroydes</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>henequen</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Agave</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Cuban sisal</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Mexican sisal</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Victoria sisal</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Yucatan sisal</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>henequen</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>henequin</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>heniquen</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>maguey</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sisal weisz</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Species of agave plant native to Mexico, where it has been a source of textile fiber since pre-Columbian times. It was introduced to Cuba in the 19th century, becoming the country's chief fiber crop by the 1920s. In addition to fiber, it is used to make a traditional Mexican alcoholic drink, licor del henequén. The plant a sterile hybrid; the ovaries never produce seeds. ]]></note></mads>