Mareya
Genus of flowering plants
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Mareya is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1860.[1][2] It is native to tropical western and central Africa.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
- Uses
| Mareya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Acalypheae |
| Subtribe: | Mareyinae |
| Genus: | Mareya Baill. |
| Type species | |
| Mareya spicata[1] | |
Mareya micrantha is said to have local anaesthetic properties. It is also used as an abortifacient.
- Species[3]
- 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.
