Contribuição à morfologia polínica de plantas medicinais apícolas (Euphorbiaceae Juss. &amp;  Lamiaceae Martinov)

Dec, Enderlei; Mouga, Denise Monique Dubet da Silva

doi:10.21726/abc.v1i1.83

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“…We also less frequently observed pollen grains with simple apertures (i.e., pores, colpi and sulci), as well as inaperturate grains. Aperture diversity in pollen grains is widely observed in studies that focus on the pollen morphology of different plant families, especially for those with foraging and beekeeping potential (Lima et al 2006;Moreti et al 2007;Dec & Mouga 2014;Matos et al 2014;Nascimento & Carvalho 2019;Rasoloarijao et al 2019). Moreti et al (2007) describe the pollen grains of the main species of Fabaceae with beekeeping potential.…”

Section: Pollen Morphology Of Bee Plant Speciesmentioning

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“…Most of the studied grains (95 %) were colporate, while only 2.5 % were colpate. Dec & Mouga (2014) describe colporate pollen grains for some bee species of Euphorbiaceae. Nonetheless, some species did not have their aperture type described, possibly due to being inaperturate, a character commonly observed in some members of this family (Souza et al 2016).…”

Section: Pollen Morphology Of Bee Plant Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Floristic characterization and pollen morphology of plants visited by Apis mellifera L. in caatinga areas in Bahia, Brazil

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The aim of this study was to identify plant species visited by Apis mellifera L. in honey producing areas with typical Caatinga vegetation in the State of Bahia, as well as morphologically characterize pollen grains of the most representative species. Flowering specimens were collected from both areas, herborized, identified and deposited at the HUNEB herbarium. Analyses of floristic similarities were performed between eleven municipalities close to the study areas. Pollen was collected from all specimens, acetolyzed, measured, statistically analyzed, morphologically described, and photographed in light microscopy. Of the total of species recorded, 67.46 % were regarded as having beekeeping importance, with the richest botanical families being Fabaceae, Malvaceae and Asteraceae. Additionally, 37.5 % of the recorded species were herbs. The analyzed municipalities showed 84 % of floristic similarity. Of the total species recorded with visits by A. mellifera, 25.52 % had their pollen grains already described in the literature as monads, tetrads and polyads; isopolar, apolar and heteropolar; and mostly prolate spheroidal shape. Sizes varied from small to large, and the amb circular was predominant. The exine ornamentation was greatly diversified, varying from psilate to echinate. The obtained data corroborate the palynological knowledge of plants regarded as having beekeeping importance within the Caatinga.

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