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 - Zaïre
- Mareya micrantha Müll.Arg. - widespread from Liberia to Zaire
;formerly included
transferred to Mareyopsis
Mareya longifolia Pax - Mareyopsis longifolia'' Pax & K.Hoffm.
