Abstract
Pollen analyses of twelve honey samples collected in two successive years (2011-2012) from different towns and villages in Ekiti State, South western Nigeria were carried out in order to ascertain their pollen compositions. The results from the analysis revealed eighty-five taxa belong to thirty-three botanical families. Of these, thirty-two were identified to generic level and forty-five plants were identified to the specific level. The number of pollen grains in the honey samples varied significantly (between 4,818 - 85,087 pollen grains), indicating their richness in pollen grains. Also in this study, some important honey plants such as Spondias mombin, Alchornea cordifolia, Lannea sp, Asteraceae, Alchornea sp, Rubiaceae, Elaeis guineensis, Pavetta sp, Oldenlandia corymbosa, Triplochiton scleroxylon, Mimosops warneckii, Blighia sapinda, Piptadeniastrum africanum, Entada gigas, Tithonia diversifolia, and Combretaceae/Melastomataceae have been identified to be characteristics of vegetation typical of Ekiti State and reflection of common pollen load and nectar sources.
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