Difference between revisions of "Number of melliferous plants and important literature"
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| − | '''Indonesia:''' So far, there is '''no literature''' available on important melliferous plants in Indonesia, but there is a study by Jasmi (2017) which describes important forage plants for ''[[A. cerana]]'' in polyculture plantation. <ref>Jasmi (2017). Diversity and blooming season of food sources plant of ''Apis cerana'' (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in polyculture plantation in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas, 18(1), 34-40.</ref> Due to the similar biology and behaviour of ''A. cerana'' and ''A. mellifera'', we assume that the described plants serve also as food sources for the introduced ''A. mellifera'' species. | + | '''Indonesia:''' So far, there is '''no literature''' available on important melliferous plants in Indonesia, but there is a study by Jasmi (2017) which describes important forage plants for '''[[Honey bee species and subspecies|''A. cerana'']]''' in polyculture plantation. <ref>Jasmi (2017). Diversity and blooming season of food sources plant of ''Apis cerana'' (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in polyculture plantation in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas, 18(1), 34-40.</ref> Due to the similar biology and behaviour of ''A. cerana'' and ''A. mellifera'', we assume that the described plants serve also as food sources for the introduced ''A. mellifera'' species. A floral calendar is also missing for Indonesia. |
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Ethiopia: The most important melliferous plants are well documented. Fichtl & Adi (1994) described over 500 species of melliferous plants in Ethiopia (400 herbs/shrubs and 100 trees). [1] Another important book by Admasu et al. (2014) describes nearly 400 important species. [2] Abera (2017) also describes important plants focussing on the south-eastern region of Ethiopia. [3] Nevertheless, a floral calendar covering all regions in Ethiopia does not exist!
Indonesia: So far, there is no literature available on important melliferous plants in Indonesia, but there is a study by Jasmi (2017) which describes important forage plants for A. cerana in polyculture plantation. [4] Due to the similar biology and behaviour of A. cerana and A. mellifera, we assume that the described plants serve also as food sources for the introduced A. mellifera species. A floral calendar is also missing for Indonesia.
References
- ↑ Fichtl, R. & Adi, A. (1994). Honeybee Flora of Ethiopia. Margraf Verlag Germany.
- ↑ Admasu, A., Kibebew, W., Ensermu, K., & Amssalu, B. (2014). Honeybee Forages of Ethiopia. Holeta Bee Research Centre, Ethiopia.
- ↑ Abera H.D. (2017). Identification of Honey Source Bee Floras During Major and Minor Honey Harvesting Seasons in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. Journal of Environment and Earth Science. 7(3), 25-32.
- ↑ Jasmi (2017). Diversity and blooming season of food sources plant of Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in polyculture plantation in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Biodiversitas, 18(1), 34-40.
