Botanical profile of bee pollen from the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil

Dórea, Marcos da Costa; Novaıs, Jaílson Santos de; Santos, Francisco de Assis Ribeiro dos

doi:10.1590/s0102-33062010000300028

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“…The palynological analysis was able to identify Cocos nucifera as the major taxon in the bee pollen sample from Canavieiras (99.0%), which is explained by the fact that this pollen sample was collected in an area where this plant predominates from January to April, the period in which C. nucifera is in full bloom (LORENZI, 2002). The results differ from those of the bee pollen studied by Dórea et al (2010) which included polliniferous plant species from the Atlantic Forest biome.…”

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Phytochemical analysis and botanical origin of Apis mellifera bee pollen from the municipality of Canavieiras, Bahia State, Brazil

Negri

Barreto

Sper

et al. 2018

Braz. J. Food Technol.

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An Apis mellifera bee pollen sample from Bahia state in Brazil was studied to evaluate its botanical origin and phytochemical composition. The bee pollen sample was collected in the municipality of Canavieiras, in an area with a very high predominance of Cocos nucifera L (Aracaceae), which was identified as the major taxon (99%), thus being the possible botanical origin of this pollen. The main constituents found in the non-polar extract analysed by GC-EI-MS were saturated fatty acids and long chain esters, together with phytosterols such as ergosta-5,24(28)-dien-3-ol, campesterol and sitosterol, detected in smaller quantities. Flavonoid glycosides, as well as hydroxycinnamic acid amide derivatives were detected in the polar extract analysed by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS. The presence of flavonoid glycosides, hydroxycinnamic acid amide derivatives, fatty acids and phytosterols have been reported in many bee pollen taxa. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study of the chemical composition of bee pollen from C. nucifera , which is cultivated for its coconut fruit.

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Phytochemical analysis and botanical origin of Apis mellifera bee pollen from the municipality of Canavieiras, Bahia State, Brazil

Negri

Barreto

Sper

et al. 2018

Braz. J. Food Technol.

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“…However, no study indicates that these species are resin-producing plants for bees. Mimosa pudica is a polliniferous plant that occurs throughout Brazil, whose pollen is collected by bees (Dórea et al, 2010), and which is also common in honey (Barth, 2004;Martins et al, 2011). In the study of Martins et al (2011), the Mimosa pudica pollen type was predominant in the honey of Melipona fasciculata collected in the municipality of Palmeirândia (Maranhão, Brazil) in November, April and May.…”

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Pollen analysis of geopropolis ofMelipona (Melikerria) fasciculataSmith, 1854 (Meliponini, Apidae, Hymenoptera) in areas of Restinga, Cerrado and flooded fields in the state of Maranhão, Brazil

Barros

Luz

Albuquerque

2013

Grana

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“…In addition, M. caesalpiniaefolia ("sabiá") was found in association with Cocos nucifera. Novais et al (2009) and Dórea et al (2010) highlight other Mimosacea and Arecaceae species for the Bahia State.…”

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The botanical profiles of dried bee pollen loads collected by Apis mellifera (Linnaeus) in Brazil

Freitas¹,

Arruda²,

Almeida-Muradian³

et al. 2013

Sociobiology

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A total of 61 dried bee pollen samples collected in four Brazilian macro-regions within 19 municipalities were analyzed to identify the sources used by Apis mellifera (L.) for pollen production and to enable a more accurate product certification. Sample preparation followed the standard methodology, including washing the pollen grains with ethanol and then with water and homogenising the sediment in a water/glycerine solution for microscopic observation. Pollen counts included at least 500 pollen grains per sample. Only six samples, presenting a unique species or pollen type comprising more than 90% of the pollen sum, were considered monofloral, including Ambrosia sp., Cecropia sp.,Eucalyptus sp., Fabaceae, Mimosa scabrella (Benth.) spp. and Schinus sp. pollen types. The most frequent pollen types of the heterofloral pollen batches, based on a counting limit of 45%, included Anadenanthera sp., Asteraceae,Brassica sp., Caesalpiniaceae, Cocos nucifera (L.) sp., Mimosa caesalpiniaefolia (Benth.) sp., Mimosa verrucosa(Benth.) sp., and Myrcia sp. pollen types. This result may be related to the great diversity of the Brazilian flora contributing to heterofloral pollen loads and honeys.

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Botanical profile of bee pollen from the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil

Cited by 21 publications

References 19 publications

Phytochemical analysis and botanical origin of Apis mellifera bee pollen from the municipality of Canavieiras, Bahia State, Brazil

Phytochemical analysis and botanical origin of Apis mellifera bee pollen from the municipality of Canavieiras, Bahia State, Brazil

Pollen analysis of geopropolis ofMelipona (Melikerria) fasciculataSmith, 1854 (Meliponini, Apidae, Hymenoptera) in areas of Restinga, Cerrado and flooded fields in the state of Maranhão, Brazil

The botanical profiles of dried bee pollen loads collected by Apis mellifera (Linnaeus) in Brazil

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