MELITTOPALYNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF APIS DORSATA HONES FROM FOREST AREAS OF CUDDAPAH DISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH,INDIA

摘要

Melittopalynologacal analysis was done of twenty-two pressed honeys of Apis dorsaia Fabr. collected from the forests of Cuddapah district Andhra Pradesh during April 1991 to July 1994. Of these 10 were unifloral the rest were multifloral. The predominant pollen types in the order of frequency occurrence were: Pterocarpus santalinus, Syzygium cumini, Flacourtia sp.Aegle marmelos and Anogeissu latifolia. The secondary sources were Cailliera cinerea, Capparis sp,. Eleusine coracana, Helianthus annus,Helicteres isora, Lannea coromandelica, Limonia elephantum, Pterocarpus marsupium, Scutia myritina, Spondias pinnata, Sterculia urens and Terminalia sp. Except Helianthus annuus and Eleusine coracana all these sources represent forest vegetation of the area.