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Lapacho or taheebo is herbal tea made from the inner bark of the pau d'arco tree Handroanthus impetiginosus.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Handroanthus impetiginosum
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Handroanthus
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Lamiales
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Handroanthus heptaphyllus
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