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. 2020 Oct 28;15(10):e0240868. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240868

Table 1. Pollen count distribution for selected monofloral and polyfloral honey (n = 20).

Honey sample Plant source (%)
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.