Abstract

MONTOYA-PFEIFFER, Paula María; LEON-BONILLA, Daniela  and  NATES-PARRA, Guiomar. Pollen catalog for Apis mellifera honey from coffee regions in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia. Rev. acad. colomb. cienc. exact. fis. nat. [online]. 2014, vol.38, n.149, pp.364-384. ISSN 0370-3908.

We present pollen grain morphological descriptions and photographies of 122 species distributed in 54 families, corresponding to morfotypes found in Apis mellifera honey produced in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Additional information about common names, presence of necteries, abundance range and complementary ecological observations is included. The families with the most number of species were Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Melastomataceae, Myrtaceae, Poaceae and Sapindaceae. Preponderant nectar species were Austroeupatorium inulifolium, Critonia morifolia, Bursera simaruba, Croton hirtus (Croton spp.), Gliricidia sepium, Inga oerstediana, Adenaria floribunda, Heliocarpus americanus, Muntingia calabura, Rubus urticifolius (Rubus spp.), Coffea arabica and Vitis tiliifolia. Major nectarless species were Astronium graveolens, Carludovica palmata, Begonia guaduensis (Begonia spp.), Trema micrantha, Hediosmum racemosum, Doliocarpus dentatus, Mimosa albida, Mimosa pudica, Poulsenia armata (Moraceae spp.), Piper aduncum (Piper spp.) and Cecropia peltata.This catalog was done with the aim of providing a work tool for melisopalynological analysis undertaken in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and other coffee-growing regions in Colombia.

Keywords : Beekeeping; bees; melisopalinology; nectar; pollen.

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