Research Article
Floral Calendar of Honeybee Plants in Kellem and West Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia
Table 4
Plant identified from bee pollen pellet in midland agroecology.
| No. | Local name (in Afan Oromo) | Scientific name | Family name | Collecting time (month) | Pollen weight (gram) | Pollen weight (%) | Life form |
| 1 | Keelloo | Bidens prestinaria | Asteraceae | September–November | 572.0 | 39.3 | Herb | 2 | Maxxannee | Bidens pilosa | Asteraceae | July–October | 403.8 | 27.8 | Herb | 3 | Tuufoo/Nuugii | Guizotia spp | Asteraceae | September–November | 302.8 | 20.8 | Herb | 4 | Bakkanniisa | Croton macrostachyus | Euphorbiaceae | April-May | 24.3 | 1.7 | Tree | 5 | Baargamoo | Eucalyptus spp | Myrtaceae | October-November; February-March; and April-May | 17.3 | 1.2 | Tree | 6 | Feexoo | Lepidium sativum | Brassicaceae | September | 16.1 | 1.1 | Herb | 7 | Boqqolloo | Zea mays | Poaceae | August-September and May | 14.2 | 1.0 | Herb | 8 | Darguu | Hypostes trifolia | Acanthaceae | September-October | 14 | 1.0 | Herb | 9 | Eebicha | Vernonia spp | Asteraceae | January-February | 13.8 | 0.9 | Shrub | 10 | Siddisa | Trifolium spp | Fabaceae | August–October | 12 | 0.8 | Herb | 11 | Suufii | Helianthus annuus | Asteraceae | October–December | 11 | 0.8 | Herb | 12 | Buna | Coffee arabica | Rubiaceae | January-February | 10.4 | 0.7 | Shrub | 13 | Raafuu | Brassica abyssinica | Brassicaceae | September | 9.3 | 0.6 | Herb | 14 | Baallammii | Andropogon abyssinicus | Asteraceae | October | 7.1 | 0.5 | Herb | 15 | Bishingaa | Sorghum bicolor | Poaceae | September | 5.3 | 0.4 | Herb | 16 | Waddeessa | Cordia africana | Boraginaceae | August–October | 5.2 | 0.4 | Tree | 17 | Baddeessaa | Syzygium guineense | Myrtaceae | March-April | 2.9 | 0.2 | Tree | 18 | Dabaqqaa | Terminalia glaucescens | Combretaceae | February-March | 2.6 | 0.2 | Tree | 19 | Qundabarbarree | Schinnus molle | Anacardiaceae | January–March | 2.1 | 0.1 | Tree | 20 | Dhangaggoo | Rumex nervosus | Polygonaceae | September | 1.9 | 0.1 | Shrub | 21 | Abbayyii | Measa lanceolata | Primulaceae | August-September | 1.3 | 0.09 | Shrub | 22 | Qobboo faranjii | Ricinus communis | Euphorbiaceae | February-March | 1.2 | 0.08 | Shrub | 23 | | Opertia ficus-indica | Cactaceae | November | 1.0 | 0.07 | Shrub | 24 | | Polyscias spp | Araliaceae | January | 0.8 | 0.06 | Shrub | 25 | Hiddii | Solanum anguivi | Solanaceae | September-October | 0.7 | 0.05 | Herb | 26 | Incinnii | Hibiscus micranthus | Malvaceae | September | 0.4 | 0.04 | Herb | 27 | | Acalypha indica | Euphorbiaceae | February | 0.2 | 0.01 | Herb | 28 | Baaqalaa | Vicia faba | Papilionaceae | September | 0.1 | 0.007 | Herb |
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