Faroa

{{short description|Genus of Gentianaceae plants}}

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|authority = Welw.Trans. Linn. Soc. London 27: 45 (1869)

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Faroa is a genus of flowering plants in the gentian family (Gentianaceae), native to tropical Africa. Faroa species are noted for their ability to grow in harsh conditions such as on bare rock, sand, mineralized soils, and mine tailings with high concentrations of copper.{{cite journal |last1=Leteinturier |first1=Béatrice |last2=Baker |first2=Alan JM. |last3=Malaisse |first3=François |date=1999 |title=Early stages of natural revegetation of metalliferous mine workings in South Central Africa: A preliminary survey |url=https://popups.uliege.be/1780-4507/index.php?id=17527&file=1&pid=15734 |journal=Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ. |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=28–41 |access-date=21 June 2020 }}{{cite journal |doi=10.5091/plecevo.2010.411 |title=Copper endemism in the Congolese flora: A database of copper affinity and conservational value of cuprophytes |year=2010 |last1=Faucon |first1=Michel-Pierre |last2=Meersseman |first2=Arthur |last3=Ngoy Shutcha |first3=Mylor |last4=Mahy |first4=Grégory |last5=Ngongo Luhembwe |first5=Michel |last6=Malaisse |first6=François |last7=Meerts |first7=Pierre |journal=Plant Ecology and Evolution |volume=143 |pages=5–18 |doi-access=free }}