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. 2019 Jan 10;2019:2932509. doi: 10.1155/2019/2932509

Table 2.

Percentages of pollen types in West Pokot, Baringo and Kitui honey samples.

Pollen type Pollen type percentage (%)
  West Pokot (n=7) Baringo (n=7) Kitui (n=7)
Honey Sample 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Acacia spp. 50 54 58 48 37 42 9 37 25 8 11 13 10 20 15 4 17 11 17 15 4

Euphorbiaceae 7 10 17 12 12 14 2 m m m m m m m 18 18 m 16 19 m m

Combretaceae m 7 5 7 9 10 18 m 21 35 26 35 27 m 17 23 6 20 26 11 32

Brachystegia spp. m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m

Bidens spp. 16 20 12 16 10 6 19 13 m 7 3 m 8 4   20 3 m 8 3 36

Capparaceae 3 m m m m m m m 12 20 30 20 11 2 11 10 m m   m m

Poaceae m m m m m m   m m m m m m m m 17   m m m m

Caesalpinia spp. m m m m m m m m m m m m m   m 6 m m 3 m m

Sapindaceae m m 3 4 m m m m m       m m m m   m m m m

Leucaena spp. m m m m m m m m m m m m m m       m m m m

Julbernardia spp. m m m m m m m m m m m m m m              

Acanthaceae               m m 13 18 11 m 18 9 m m m m m m

Scheffleraspp. (Ivy tree) 4 m m m m m 7 3 5 m m m                  

Chenopodium spp. (black weed) m m m m m m m m m m m m                  

Onobrychis spp. m m m m m m m m m                        

Triumfetta spp.         m m m m m m m m               m 7

Apiaceae                             m m m 4 4 m m

Brassicaceae 
(crucifers)
    m m m m m m                          

Olea spp.                             m   23 m   m m

Coffea spp.         m m                       18   13 m

Vernonia spp.         m m m m                          

Taraxacum spp.                                   m m m m

Zea mays                                   m m m m

Rhizophoraceae                         29 42           23  

Ebenaceae             35                   16        

Prosopis spp.               21 24                        

Myrtaceae             m                           m

Eucalyptus spp.             m                            

Trifoliumspp. (clover types)                                         m

Predominant (>45%), secondary pollen (16-45%), important minor pollen (3-15%) and minor pollen (m) (<3%).