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
Mareya aristata Prain - Gabon
Mareya brevipes Pax - Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Zaïre, Central African Republic, Uganda
Mareya congolensis (J.Léonard) J.Léonard - Zaïre
Mareya micrantha (Benth.) Müll.Arg. (syn M. spicata) - widespread from Liberia to Zaire
formerly included
transferred to Mareyopsis
Mareya longifolia Pax - Mareyopsis longifolia (Pax) Pax & K.Hoffm.
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