''Mareya'' is a
plant genus of the
family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1860.
[Tropicos, genus ''Mareya'']
/ref> It is native to tropical western and central Africa.[Barberá, P., Velayos, M. & Aedo, C. (2013). Annotated checklist and identification keys of the Acalyphoideae (Euphorbiaceae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Phytotaxa 140: 1-25.]
;Uses
''Mareya micrantha
''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.Barberá, P., Velayos, M. & Aedo, C. (2013). Annotated checklist and identification keys of the ...
'' is said to have local anaesthetic properties. It is also used as an abortifacient
An abortifacient ("that which will cause a miscarriage" from Latin: ''abortus'' "miscarriage" and '' faciens'' "making") is a substance that induces abortion. This is a nonspecific term which may refer to any number of substances or medications, ...
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;Species[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, genus ''Mareya'']
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# ''Mareya aristata
''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.Barberá, P., Velayos, M. & Aedo, C. (2013). Annotated checklist and identification keys of the ...
'' Prain - Gabon
# '' Mareya brevipes'' Pax - Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Zaïre, Central African Republic, Uganda
# ''Mareya congolensis
''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.Barberá, P., Velayos, M. & Aedo, C. (2013). Annotated checklist and identification keys of the ...
'' (J.Léonard) J.Léonard - Zaïre
# ''Mareya micrantha
''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.Barberá, P., Velayos, M. & Aedo, C. (2013). Annotated checklist and identification keys of the ...
'' (Benth.) Müll.Arg. (syn ''M. spicata)'' - widespread from Liberia to Zaire
;formerly included
transferred to ''Mareyopsis
''Mareyopsis'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1919. It is native to western and central Africa.Barberá, P., Velayos, M. & Aedo, C. (2013). Annotated checklist and identification keys of the Acalyphoide ...
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*''Mareya longifolia'' Pax - ''Mareyopsis longifolia
''Mareyopsis'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1919. It is native to western and central Africa.Barberá, P., Velayos, M. & Aedo, C. (2013). Annotated checklist and identification keys of the Acalyph ...
'' (Pax) Pax & K.Hoffm.
References
Acalypheae
Flora of Africa
Medicinal plants of Africa
Euphorbiaceae genera
Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon
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