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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Paulownia tomentosa</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>kiri</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Paulownia</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>P. tomentosa</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>empress tree</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>empress-tree</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>princess tree</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ An Asian species naturalized in eastern North America. It grows to 35-50 feet high. Leaves are five to ten inches long and deep green. Flowers are lavender or purple with yellow stripes and appear at branch tips before leaves sprout in Spring. ]]></note></mads>