''Mareya'' is a

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of the

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Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1860.Tropicos, genus ''Mareya''
/ref> It is native to

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western and central

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.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'' is said to have local anaesthetic properties. It is also used as an

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. ;SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, genus ''Mareya''
/ref> # '' 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.

References

Acalypheae Flora of Africa Medicinal plants of Africa Euphorbiaceae genera Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon {{Euphorbiaceae-stub