Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Acalyphoideae Subtribe Mareyinae Order Malpighiales | Family Euphorbiaceae Tribe Acalypheae Rank Genus | |
Similar Micrococca, Homonoia, Claoxylon, Discoglypremna, Cleidion | ||
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.
- 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
transferred to Mareyopsis
Mareya little white lies
References
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