<?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">Maracaibo boxwood</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Casearia praecox</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>boxwood</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>boxwood, Maracaibo</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>zapatero</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Wood of the species Casearia praecox, native to the West Indies, Venezuela, and Colombia. The wood ranges in color from lemon-yellow to almost white, with little or no distinction between sapwood and heartwood. It is used in the making of shuttles, spindles, piano keys, and mathematical instruments. It is often died black to resemble ebony.  ]]></note></mads>