Melliferous plants for Cameroon Highlands and Adamaoua Plateau honey
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| Melliferous plants for Cameroon Highlands and Adamaoua Plateau honey
April 2011
i A melliferous flower is a plant which produces substances that can be collected by insects and turned into honey. Many plants are melliferous, but only certain plants have pollen and nectar that can be harvested by honey bees (Apis mellifera adansonii in Cameroon). This is because of the bee’s physiognomy (their body size and shape, length of proboscis, etc.) A plant is classified as melliferous if it can be harvested by domesticated honey bees. This is a symbiotic relationship (both organisms benefit), with bees collecting nectar, and pollen for food, and useful plant substances to make propolis to fill gaps in the hive. Plants benefit from the transfer of pollen, which assures fertilization. The tables of 1. Native & Forest Plants ,
Melliferous plants for Cameroon Highlands and Adamaoua Plateau honey
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Crop Trees and 3. Bee hating trees list many of the known melliferous plants in the Cameroon Highlands and Adamaoua Plateau. This is the mountain range stretching from Mt Oku in the Northwest, through the Lebialem Highlands and Dschang , to Mt Kupe and Muanengouba and to Mt Cameroon in the Southwest. The information presented covers the flowering period, the resources harvested by bees (Nectar, pollen, propolis, and honeydew). It is worth noting that each plant does not produce the same quantity or quality of these resources, and even among species production varies due to location, altitude, plant health and climate. Digital copies of presentations with photos of some of the plants can be obtained from CIFOR v.ingram@cgiar.org , SNV, WHINCONET (whinconet@yahoo.com), ANCO (tahkenny@yahoo.com) or ERUDEF erudef@yahoo.com or achahrobin@yahoo.com This data was collected from 2007 to 2010 based on interviews with beekeepers in the Northwest and Southwest, observations, information obtained from botanists in Cameroon and internationally, observations and a review of literature. It was conducted with support from SNV and CIFOR as part of the GCP/RAF/408/EC Project Mobilisation et
from the CIFOR Congo Basin Forests and Climate Change Adaptation (COFCAA) Project, and Guiding Hope and SNV as part of the OAPI Project to develop a Geographical Indication for Oku White Honey. Many thanks to all those interviewed, and especially to Kenneth Tah, Jaff Francis, Robiin Achah, Stéphanie Tangkeu, Ousseynou Ndoye, Fernand-Nestor Tchuenguem Fohouo and Ebenezer Asaah for providing support, data and photos . Verina Ingram Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) www.cifor.cgiar.org
Melliferous plants for Cameroon Highlands and Adamaoua Plateau honey
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Contents 1. Native & Forest Plants ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 2. Exotic, Agroforestry & Crop Trees ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 3. Bee hating trees ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Melliferous plants for Cameroon Highlands and Adamaoua Plateau honey
April 2011
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No Scientific name Family Local name Altitude 1 Flowering Season 3 Location Plant type Honey type Pollen Nectar Seed source 2 Other uses 3 Ref Photo 1. Acacia angustissima
LMH All year Grassland hillsides, rock slopes, summits, Small tree shrub
better
grown from
transpla nted
seedling than
direct from
seed Leaves as Fodder 14
2. Acanthus sp. Acanthaceae Bum
Fo Herbacé
21 3. Adamsonia digitala (apox)
Baboab LM
Savannah
7
Aframomum sp
Gorilla food
Shrub
13 P 5. Ageratum conyzoides Astreraceae
Western highlands Herb, violet flowers
good
17
Ageratum hostonianum Astreraceae
Western highlands Herb, violet flowers
good
17
Aguaria Ericaeae Heather
H Dry
montane Native
13, 15 P
Albizia adianthifolia Mimosaceae
MH
Nov – April Forest
NW Tree, white greenish small flowers
FAP
16, 13, 17
P 9. Albizia gummifera Mimosaceae Peacock flower
MH June to
August dec
Sub
montane/Montane Pl, Sv
Tree to 30m/Shrub white flowers
Seeds
grow easily
Tannin or dyestuff Bo 14,
16 21
Albizia zygia
West African Albizia
L Jan-April Aug – Sept Lowland coastal rainforests, Limbe, dry forest savannah in NW, W Deciduous Tree 9-30m, white with red stamen
Wild
Seedling s
Young leaves as food for humans & fodder 13,
14, 16
11. Alchrnea laxiflora
MH
NW Straggling herb
16
Allophylus bullatus
MH May -
august Savannah gallery forest Shrub up to 7m hairy stalk
16
Anacardium Anacardiaceae
Exotic
Good
18
Melliferous plants for Cameroon Highlands and Adamaoua Plateau honey
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Scientific name Family Local name Altitude 1 Flowering Season 3 Location Plant type Honey type Pollen Nectar Seed source 2 Other uses 3 Ref Photo 14. Arenga pinnata
13
Aspilia africana Asteraceae
Western highlands Pl, ja
Herb, yellow flowers
good
good
Me 21 17 16. Avicennia germinans
mangrove L Dry
11
17. Avicennia marina
mangrove , grey mangrove L Dry
11
18. Bidens pilosa Asteraceae Black Jack,
Daisy
Western highlands Herb white petals & yellow flowers
Very
good good
Medicinal 6, 17, 18
P 19. Brillantaisia nitens
MH Oct- Dec Rivers & marshes Perennial herb up to 3m, deep purple flowers
20. Brillantaisia owariensis Acanthaceae
Fo Herbacé
Ne
21
Caesalpinia decapetala
MH May – Nov montane Thorny
scrambling shrub up to 50m, bright yellow scented clusters
16
Calliandra collothyrsus Mimosaceae
Pl, Ja Arbuste
21 23. Callistemon rigidus Myrtaceae
Ja Arbre
Or
21
Caloncoba glauca
13
Canarium indicum
Ngali nut, Canarium almond,
Canarium nut
MH Feb –
March
FAP, AFRIACI
G
7, 16 P 26. Canarium schwinfurthsis Burseraceae Kefil Black,
Canuba LMH
Feb – March
Pl, Ja Forest,
domesticated Large tree to 60M
Fr, Me, Ac Resin (Canuba
wax) propolis 16 21
Solanaceae Chili, chilli pepper,
pepé
rainy White flowers
good
Edible fruit, condimen
t 17
28. Carapa grandiflora Meliaceae Ebwn
Fo Arbre
Bo 1 21
29. Cassia hirsuta
MH
NW Perennial shrub
16
Melliferous plants for Cameroon Highlands and Adamaoua Plateau honey
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Scientific name Family Local name Altitude 1 Flowering Season 3 Location Plant type Honey type Pollen Nectar Seed source 2 Other uses 3 Ref Photo organge yellow flowers
MH Nov - April NW Small woody tree, bight yellow flowers & purple centree
16 31. Ceiba pectandra
White Silk Cotton tree
Kapok MH
Dec- Feb Forest
Large tree 60M with
buttresses,brow n flowers
16 32. Clausena annisata Rutaceae
Sv, Fo, Arbuste
Me
21
Cola nitida Sterculiaceae
Pl, Ja Arbre
Fr
21
Cola sp Sterculiaceae Cola
Montane Tree
good
13, 17
35. Combretum molle Combretaceae
LM
End rainy season
Woody savannah Small
tree/Shrub
Good Seeds
grow easily
Fodder, Timber - termite resistant Tannin dyestuff: leaves & roots
14, 18
36. Commelina benghalensis Commelinaceae
Fo, Sv Herbacé
Me
21
Commelina l. Commelinaceae Dayflower
Straggly herb
Very good
18
38. Commiphora jacq. Burseraceae Myrrh, corkwood
Savannah Thorny shrubs
Very good
Resins 18
P 39. Cordia platythyrsa Boraginaceae
MH
March Forest
Large tree 30m, white flowers
16, 17
Coreopsis sp. Asteraceae
Pl Herbacé
Po
21
Crassocephalum mannii Asteraceae Ngagan
Pl, Ja Arbuste
Me
21
Crotalaria sp.
Rattlepod, Rattlebox
Legume
6 P 43. Croton macrostachyus Euphorbiaceae Broad leaved
croton Ebjam
LMH March –
June secondary forests, forest edges, around lakes, moist or dry evergreen upland forests, woodlands, wooded Tree up to 20m, grith to 3M, white scented flowers White
seeds germina 30-60 days coppicing, wildings seedlings. Fodder,
firewood, ME AR
14, 16
21
Melliferous plants for Cameroon Highlands and Adamaoua Plateau honey
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Scientific name Family Local name Altitude 1 Flowering Season 3 Location Plant type Honey type Pollen Nectar Seed source 2 Other uses 3 Ref Photo grasslands , Sv, Pl, Ja
Daniella Olivera Leguminosae- Caesalpinaceae Kéa (Kea), Daniela
M Savannah forest Low tree with wide,
leguminous seed pods Dark amber,
liquid High
Bark has medicinal properties , fuel & timber
19 P
Datura laevis Solanaceae
Fo, Pl Arbuste
21 46. Dissotis thollonii Melastomatacea e
Sv, Ja
Herbacé
21
Dracaena arborea
Dragon tree MH
Nov – Jan Forest edge, Gallery farms Tree, plam with white clusters flowers
Boundarie s & live fencing, leaves used in
baskets 16
48. Elaeis guineensis Arecaceae African Oil palm
LM Rainy
Tropical African Cultivated palm Tree whitish
Very good
13, 17, 7
P 49. Emilia coccinea Asteraceae Scarlet magic
Rainy
Western highlands Herb, deep yellow-organge flowers
good
Medicinal plant, used in
soaps 17
P 50. Emilia coccinea Asteraceae
Pl, Ja Herbacé
Po
Me 21
Entada abyssinica
Tree Entada MH
Jan - March
May - August Savannah Small
tree/Shrub
Seeds
grow easily
Fodder: Ashes for soap making
14, 16
52. Erythrina senegalensis
M Sept - Jan savannh Prickly scrub up to 4m, bright red flowers
16 53. Erythrophleium africanum
MH Jan -
March Savannah Small tree, high spreading crown, cream to reddish flowers
16
Eucalyptus saligna . Myrtaceae Eucalyptu s LMH Nov - June
Exotic Timber White
with eucalyp
tus taste
good
good
2, 14, 17, 18
55. Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae
Pl, Ja Arbre
Or, Bo
21
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