Table 1. Pollen count distribution for selected monofloral and polyfloral honey (n = 20).
Honey sample | Plant source (%) | |||||||
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Schefflera abyssinica | Croton macrostachyus | Coffea arabica | Vernonia amygdalia | Guizotia scabra | Eucalyptus spp | Syzygium guineense | Grass spp | |
S1 | 79.2 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | - | 1.4 |
S2 | 76.2 | 12.4 | 2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2 |
S3 | 78.4 | 12.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | - | 1.8 |
S 4 | 81.0 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | - | 2.2 |
S5 | 85.4 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | - | 1.4 |
S6 | 84.2 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.6 | - | 0.6 |
S7 | 83.6 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | - | 1.2 |
S8 | 85.8 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | - |
S9 | 83.6 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | - | - |
S10 | 84.20 | 9.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | - | 1.2 |
P1 | 22.2 | 19.2 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 10.4 |
P2 | 23.2 | 18.0 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 26 |
P3 | 22.2 | 9.4 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 19.4 | 9.0 | 15.0 |
P4 | 21.8 | 18.0 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 19.0 | 9.8 | 16.2 |
P5 | 19.4 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 19.0 |
P6 | 18.8 | 17.0 | 12.8 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 17.2 |
P7 | 19.8 | 15.6 | 13.8 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 17.4 |
P8 | 20.6 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 15.6 |
P9 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 2.2 | 13.2 | 17.2 | 9.8 | 12.8 | 10.8 |
P10 | 16.4 | 17.8 | 11.8 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 10.4 | 14.2 | 17.6 |
S = Schefflera abyssinica honey; P = Polyfloral honey.