Floral Calendar of Honeybee Plants in Kellem and West Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia

Table 6

Plant identified from bee pollen pellet in lowland agroecology.

No.	Local name (in Afan Oromo)	Scientific name	Family name	Collecting time (month)	Pollen weight (gram)	Pollen weight (%)	Life form
1	Keelloo	Bidens prestinaria	Asteraceae	October-November	522.2	39.4	Herb
2	Maxxannee	Bidens pilosa	Asteraceae	August–November	357.6	26.9	Herb
3	Tuufoo	Guizotia spp	Asteraceae	October–November	292.8	22.1	Herb
4	Bakkanniisa	Croton macrostachyus	Euphorbiaceae	April-May	45.3	3.4	Tree
5	Eebicha	Vernonia spp	Asteraceae	January-February	13.8	1.0	Shrub
6	Feexoo	Lepidium sativum	Brassicaceae	September	12.2	0.9	Herb
7	Boqqolloo	Zea mays	Poaceae	September and May	11.2	0.8	Herb
8	Suufii	Helianthus annuus	Asteraceae	October–December	10.0	0.7	Herb
9	Siddisa	Trifolium spp	Fabaceae	September-October	9.1	0.7	Herb
10	Buna	Coffee arabica	Rubiaceae	January-February	8.4	0.6	Shrub
11	Darguu	Hypostes trifolia	Acanthaceae	September-October	7.1	0.5	Herb
12	Baargamoo	Eucalyptus spp	Myrtaceae	October-November; February-March; April-May	6.3	0.5	Tree
13	Dabaqqaa	Terminalia glaucescens	Combretaceae	February-March	5.6	0.4	Tree
14	Baallammii	Andropogon abyssinicus	Asteraceae	October	5.1	0.3	Herb
15	Muuzii	Musa acuminata	Musaceae	Throughout the year	4.0	0.3	Shrub
16	Bishingaa	Sorghum bicolor	Poaceae	September	3.6	0.3	Herb
17	Waddeessa	Cordia africana	Boraginaceae	August–October	2.3	0.2	Tree
18	Dhangaggoo	Rumex nervosus	Polygonaceae	September	1.9	0.1	Shrub
19	Baddeessaa	Syzygium guineense	Myrtaceae	March-April	1.8	0.1	Tree
20	Qobboo faranjii	Ricinus communis	Euphorbiaceae	February-March	1.2	0.09	Shrub
21	Abbayyii	Measa lanceolata	Primulaceae	August-September	1.3	0.09	Shrub
22	Qundabarbarree	Schinnus molle	Anacardiaceae	January–March	1.1	0.08	Tree
23	Hiddii	Solanum anguivi	Solanaceae	September-October	0.6	0.04	Herb
24	Incinnii	Hibiscus micranthus	Malvaceae	September	0.3	0.02	Herb