Table. 2.

Palynological characteristics of stingless bee (Tetragonula pagdeni) honey according to geographical origin

Origins Plant community Predominant pollen
(> 45%)
Secondary pollen (16%–45%) Important minor pollen (3%–15%) Minor pollen
(< 3%)
Chiang Mai Hill Evergreen
Forest
None Chromolaena odorata
Muntingia calabura
Bidens palosa Coccinia geandis
Pennisetum pedicellatum
Rayong Mixed fruit
orchard
Nephelium lappaceum (45.7 ± 1.3) Cocus nuciferca Salacca wallichiana
Ziziphus mauritiana
Amaranthus viridis
Bidens palosa
Chanthaburi Mixed fruit
orchard
Salacca wallichiana
(49.7 ± 2.3)
Acacia mangium Cocus nuciferca Bidens palosa
Pennisetum pedicellarum
Phatthalung Mixed fruit orchard and palm oil fields Cocus nuciferca
(47.1 ± 5.8)
Elaeis guineensis Jacq Acacia mangium Salacca wallichiana
Songkhla Wetlands Melaleuca quinquenervia (62.9 ± 2.3) Salacca wallichiana Elaeis guineensis
Jacq
Cocus nuciferca

Values are presented as mean ± standard error.

J Ecol Environ 2024;48:- https://doi.org/10.5141/jee.23.062
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