<?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">Caesalpinia</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Caesalpinia brasiliensis</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Caesalpinia echinata</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Caesalpinia sappan</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>brazilwood dye</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>brazilwood</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Fabaceae</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Brazil-wood genus</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>brazilwood genus</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Genus containing 70-165 tropical and subtropical woody plants. In ancient and medieval times, the brazilwood was imported to Europe from the Middle East (Caesalpinia braziliensis and other species). Caesalpinia echinata (called pau-brasil in Portuguese) is indigenous to the Brazilian coast and played a role in the naming of that country; it was an important wood and dye export from South America beginning in the 17th century. Its hard, red-color wood is used for violins and high quality furniture. It accepts a high polish. The wood contains the colorant brasilin, a hydroxyanthraquinone, that gives a deep red to brownish color. Brazilwood dye, has been used for textile and leather dyes, inks, paints, varnish tints, and wood stains. ]]></note></mads>