%0 Journal Article
%A Su-Hwa Chen
%A Jeng-Tsung Tsai
%A Kwei Ann
%A Yuan-Chuen Jeng
%T Melitopalynological Study in Taiwan (I)
%D 1984
%J Taiwania
%V 29
%N 1
%P 121-140
%U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/545
%X Eighty-eight honey samples collected from Middle and South Taiwan between April and May were investigated. Totally, pollen of 53 taxa belonging to 35 families were identified. Both pollen from entomophilous and anemophilous plants were presented in the honey samples. The major honey source plants were presented in the honey samples. The major honey source plants in the spring are Euphoria longana and Litchi chinensis. Pollen of Myrtaceae (Psidium guajava or Syzygium javanicum) is sometimes dominant. Other anemophilous plants, such as Compositae, Ulmaceae (Trema and Celtis), Euphorbiaceae (Macaranga tanarius, Mallotus japonicus and Sapium sebiferum), Moraceae, Gramineae and Polygonaceae (Rumex) are also considerable amount of pollen in the honey. Pollen of Leguminosae (Acacia confusa), Rutaceae (Citrus), etc., also are present frequently.
Of the 88 samples, 10are multifloral honey, 78 are unifloral honey. Amoung the unifloral honers, 72 are of Logan honey, 2 of Lychee honey, 3 of Psidium honey and one of Compositae honey. The absolute pollen frequency per gram honey was counted.
%M doi:10.6165/tai.1984.29.121