<?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">black persimmon</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Diospyros digyna</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>persimmon</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>black sapote</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>persimmon, black</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Wood of the species Diospyros digyna, native to eastern Mexico, Central America, and south to Colombia. The wood is yellowish to deep-yellow with black markings near the heart of old trunks; it is compact and suitable for cabinetwork. Reports of dark wood utilized for furniture are probably the result of confusion with other species of the genus Diospyros. ]]></note></mads>