Research Article
Floral Calendar of Honeybee Plants in Kellem and West Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia
Table 8
The characteristics of identified honey plants with their pollen frequency class from midland honey type.
| Harvesting time | No. | Scientific name | Family name | Vernacular name (Afan Oromo) | Life form | Resources for bees | Pollen grain counted (%) | Frequency class | Honey type |
| November | 1 | Guizotia spp | Asteraceae | Tuufoo/nuugii | Herb | P & N | 62.4 | PP | Monofloral Guizotia spp honey | 2 | Bidens spp | Asteraceae | Maxxannee | Herb | P & N | 6.4 | IMP | 3 | Trifolium spp | Fabaceae | Siddisa | Herb | P & N | 6.1 | IMP | 4 | Eucalyptus spp | Myrtaceae | Baargamoo | Tree | P & N | 4.7 | IMP | 5 | Grass type | Poaceae | Gosa margaa | Herb | P & N | 4.0 | IMP | 6 | Plantago lanceolate | Plantaginaceae | Qorxobbii | Herb | P | 2.7 | MP | 7 | Clausena anisata | Rutaceae | | Shrub | P & N | 2.4 | MP | 8 | Terminalia brown | Combretaceae | Dabaqqaa | Tree | P & N | 2.3 | MP | 9 | Sesamum indicum | Pedaliaceae | Saalixa | Herb | P & N | 1.9 | MP | 10 | Cassipourea celastroides | Rhizophoraceae | | Tree | P & N | 1.9 | MP | 11 | Allophylus abyssinicus | Sapindaceae | Sarara | Tree | P & N | 1.7 | MP | 12 | Vicia faba | Papilionaceae | Baaqelaa | Herb | P & N | 1.1 | MP | 13 | Lipidium sativum | Brassicaceae | Feexoo | Herb | P & N | 1.6 | MP | 14 | Vernonia spp | Asteraceae | Eebicha | Shrub | P & N | 0.2 | MP | 15 | Brassica carinata | Brassicaceae | Raafuu | Herb | P & N | 0.2 | MP | 16 | Satureja paradoxa | Lamiaceae | Xinaaddama | Herb | P & N | 0.05 | MP |
| February | 1 | Coffee arabica | Rubiaceae | Buna | Shrub | P & N | 42.90 | SP | Multifloral honey | 2 | Vernonia spp | Asteraceae | Gosa eebichaa | Shrub | P & N | 23.46 | SP | 3 | Terminalia spp | Combretaceae | Dabaqqaa | Tree | P & N | 14.16 | IMP | 4 | Guizotia spp | Asteraceae | Tuufoo | Herb | P & N | 6.67 | IMP | 5 | Ehertia cymosa | Boraginaceae | | Tree | P & N | 3.06 | IMP | 6 | Apodytes dimidiata | Icacinaceae | Qumbaala | Tree | P & N | 2.15 | MP | 7 | Bidens spp | Asteraceae | Keelloo | Herb | P & N | 1.57 | MP | 8 | Sphaeranthus ukambensis | Asteraceae | | Herb | | 1.31 | MP | 9 | Clausena anisata | Rutaceae | | Shrub | P & N | 1.29 | MP | 10 | Eucalyptus spp | Myrtaceae | Baargamoo | Tree | P & N | 1.00 | MP | 11 | Hypoested trifolia | Acanthaceae | Darguu | Herb | P & N | 1.22 | MP | 12 | Plantago lanceolate | Plantaginaceae | Qorxobbii | Herb | P & N | 0.60 | MP | 13 | Galiniera saxifraga | Rubiaceae | Mixoo | Shrub | P & N | 0.53 | MP | 14 | Justicia schimperiana | Acanthaceae | Dhummuuggaa | Shrub | P & N | 0.35 | MP | 15 | Bersama abyssinica | Melianthaceae | Lolchiisaa | Tree | P & N | 0.35 | MP | 16 | Trichocladus ellipticus | Hamamelidaceae | | Shrub | P & N | 0.31 | MP | 17 | Rumex nervosus | Polygonaceae | Dhangaggoo | Shrub | P & N | 0.15 | MP | 18 | Euphorbia ampliphylla | Euphorbiaceae | Adaamii | Tree | P & N | 0.13 | MP | 19 | Trifolium spp | Fabaceae | Siddisa | Herb | P & N | 0.08 | MP | 20 | Melilotus alba | Fabaceae | | Herb | P & N | 0.06 | MP | 21 | Crotolaria loburnifolia | Fabaceae | | Shrub | P & N | 0.04 | MP | 22 | Dobiya torida | Sterculiaceae | Daannisa | Tree | P & N | 0.04 | MP |
| May | 1 | Croton macrostychpous | Euphorbiaceae | Bakkanniisa | Tree | P & N | 47.42 | PP | Croton macrostachyus honey | 2 | Syzium guineense | Myrtaceae | Baddeessaa | Tree | P & N | 24.03 | SP | 3 | Eucalyptus spp | Myrtaceae | Baargamoo | Tree | P & N | 16.57 | IMP | 4 | Acacia spp | Myrtaceae | Laaftoo | Tree | P & N | 13.81 | IMP | 5 | Justicia schimperiana | Acanthaceae | Dhummuuggaa | Shrub | P & N | 0.55 | MP | 6 | Rumex nervosus | Polygonaceae | Dhangaggoo | Shrub | P & N | 0.38 | MP | 7 | Coffee arabica | Rubiaceae | Buna | Shrub | P & N | 0.27 | MP | 8 | Guizotia spp | Asteraceae | Tuufoo | Herb | P & N | 0.16 | MP | 9 | Bidens spp | Asteraceae | Keelloo | Herb | P & N | 0.03 | MP |
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P: pollen, N: nectar, PP: predominant pollen, SP: secondary pollen, IMP: important minor pollen, and MP: minor pollen.
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