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.

Mareya micrantha is said to have local anaesthetic properties. It is also used as an abortifacient.
 * Uses


 * 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) J.Léonard - Zaïre
 * 4) Mareya micrantha (Benth.) Müll.Arg. (syn M. spicata) - widespread from Liberia to Zaire

transferred to Mareyopsis
 * formerly included
 * Mareya longifolia Pax - Mareyopsis longifolia (Pax) Pax & K.Hoffm.