Mareya
# 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) J.Léonard - Zaïre
* Mareya micrantha (Benth.) Müll.Arg. (syn M. spicata) - widespread from Liberia to Zaire

## formerly included

transferred to Mareyopsis

