Abstract

FORCONE, Alicia; GARCIA, José  and  AYESTARAN, Gabriela. Pollen of honeys from the Andean Patagonia (Chubut-Argentina). Bol. Soc. Argent. Bot. [online]. 2006, vol.41, n.1-2, pp.25-39. ISSN 1851-2372.

Thirty pollen types identified in the honeys from the Andean region of Chubut are described and illustrated by means of LM and SEM photomicrographs. Pollen types belong to the following families: Alstroemeriaceae, Apiaceae, Buddlejaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Celastraceae, Clusiaceae, Convolvulaceae, Ericaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, Lamiaceae, Papaveraceae, Polemoniaceae, Polygalaceae, Proteaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Saxifragaceae, Solanaceae, Thymelaceae, and Verbenaceae. Most pollen types described were found in the honeys as minor important pollen or traces, except Aristotelia chilensis, Escallonia sp., which reached the category of dominant pollen, and Lomatia hirsuta, which was found as secondary pollen.

Keywords : Pollen; Honey; Andean Patagonia.

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