Mareya


Mareya is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1860. It is native to tropical western and central Africa.
;Uses
Mareya micrantha is said to have local anaesthetic properties. It is also used as an abortifacient.
;Species
  1. Mareya aristata Prain - Gabon
  2. Mareya brevipes Pax - Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Zaïre, Central African Republic, Uganda
  3. Mareya congolensis J.Léonard - Zaïre
  4. Mareya micrantha Müll.Arg. - widespread from Liberia to Zaire
;formerly included
transferred to
Mareyopsis