<?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">Texas persimmon</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Diospyros texana</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>persimmon</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Mexican persimmon</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>persimmon, Texas</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Dense wood of the species Diospyros texana, native to Texas and Oklahoma in the United States, and northeastern Mexico. The sapwood is yellow, while the heartwood found in large trees is ebony black. It is used for furniture and printing blocks, among other purposes. ]]></note></mads>