< Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
CUBEBA, a genus of hypogenous exogens, order Piperaceæ, tribe Piperidæ. The flowers are dioecious, invested by sessile bracts; the fruits contracted at the base into what look like pedicels. They are found in Asia and Africa.
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