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Piper cubeba

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Piper cubeba is indigenous to Indonesia – Greater Sunda Islands. It is cultivated in Java, Sumatra, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.

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Lim, T.K. (2012). Piper cubeba. In: Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4053-2_40

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