Table 1. Melissopalynological analysis of collected New Caledonian honey samples (n = 33).
Family | Max. (%) | ≥46% | 45–16% | 15–4% | Present |
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Anacardiaceae | 70 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
Apiaceae | 35 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
Apocynaceae | 46 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
Brassicaceae | 16 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Casuarinaceae | 30 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Cunoniaceae | 80 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
Euphorbiaceae | 31 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Fagaceae | 81 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
Mimosaceae | 85 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Myrtaceae | 89 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
Poaceae | 22 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Rhizophoraceae | 40 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Rosaceae | 14 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Salicaceae | 28 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Zygophyllaceae | 12 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Max.: maximum value reached by the pollen type in samples, present: number of samples where the pollen type was identified. t.: pollen type common for different plant genera.