often collect nectar, pollen, or both from the following species of plants, which are called honey plants, for making honey. This is not an exhaustive list of the flowering plant species will visit.
acanthaceae_">
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
aceraceae_([">
Aceraceae (Sapindaceae) (Maple family)
agavaceae__(">
Agavaceae (Agave family)
[[Alstroemeriaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: alstroemeriace">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Alstroemeriaceae">alstroemeriace">
[[Alstroemeriaceae
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
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Alternanthera brasiliana Otto Kuntze
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Alternanthera dentata (Conrad Moench) Stuchlik ex R.E.Fries
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Alternanthera polygonoides R.Br. ex Sweet
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Froelichia humboldtiana Seub.
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Froelichia lanata Conrad Moench
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Gomphrena canescens R.Br.
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Gomphrena demissa Mart.
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Gomphrena gardneri Moq.
[[Amaryllidaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: amaryllidaceae">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Amaryllidaceae">amaryllidaceae">
[[Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family)
Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
apiaceae_(pa">
Apiaceae (Parsley and carrot family)
apocynaceae_">
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
All the plants of this family are found in the
tropics and
subtropics.
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Aspidosperma cylindrocarpon Müll.Arg.
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Aspidosperma dasycarpon A.DC.
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Aspidosperma macrocarpon Mart.
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Aspidosperma parvifolium A.DC.
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Aspidosperma polyneuron A.DC.
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Aspidosperma pruinosum Markgr.
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Aspidosperma pyrifolium Mart., syn. Aspidosperma populifolium A.DC.
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Hancornia speciosa Gomes
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Peschiera affinis Miers
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Rhodocalyx rotundifolia Müll.Arg.
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Tabernaemontana fuchsiaefolia A.DC.
Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)
araliaceae_(">
Araliaceae (Aralia and ivy family)
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Didymopanax macrocarpum Seem.
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Didymopanax vinosum Marchal
[[Asclepiadaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: asclepiadaceae">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Asclepiadaceae">asclepiadaceae">
[[Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)
arecaceae_(p">
Arecaceae (Palm family)
asteraceae__">
Asteraceae (Aster, daisy, sunflower family)
bignoniaceae">
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet creeper family)
All the plants of this family are found mostly in the
tropics or
subtropics.
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Campsis radicans Seem. (= Bignonia radicans, or Tecoma radicans)
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Catalpa bignonioides Walter
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Catalpa speciosa Warder ex Georg Engelmann
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Cybistax antisyphilitica (Mart.) Mart.
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Handroanthus albus
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Handroanthus impetiginosus
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Jacaranda brasiliana Pers.
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Jacaranda caroba Hort. ex Lem.
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Jacaranda decurrens Cham.
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Jacaranda paucifoliolata Mart. ex DC.
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Memora glaberrima K.Schum.
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Memora nodosa Miers
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Podranea ricasoliana (Tanfani) T. Sprague
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Pyrostegia ignea Presl
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Pyrostegia venusta Miers
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Tabebuia aurea
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Tabebuia chrysotricha
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Tabebuia heptaphylla (Vell.) Toledo
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Tabebuia ochracea
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Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC.
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Tabebuia roseo-alba
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Tabebuia serratifolia
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Tabebuia vellosoi Toledo
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Zeyheria digitalis (Vell.) Hoehne et Kuhlm.
bixaceae_(ac">
Bixaceae (Achiote family)
bombacaceae_">
Bombacaceae (see also Malva family)
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Bombax campestre K.Schum.
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Bombax tomentosum A.Juss.
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Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil.
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Eriotheca gracilipes (K.Schum.) A.Robyns
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Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Cav.) A.Robyns
boraginaceae">
Boraginaceae (Borage or Forget-me-not family)
brassicaceae">
Brassicaceae (Mustard family or cabbage family)
[[Caesalpinioideae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: caesalpinioide">
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[[Caesalpinioideae
cannabaceae_">
Cannabaceae (Hemp Family)
capparaceae_">
Capparaceae (Caper family)
[[Caprifoliaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: caprifoliaceae">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Caprifoliaceae">caprifoliaceae">
[[Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
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Lonicera japonica Thunb. ex A.Murray bis
Caryocaraceae
All the plants of this family are found only in the
neotropics.
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Caryoca brasiliense Cambess.
[[Caryophyllaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: caryophyllacea">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Caryophyllaceae">caryophyllacea">
[[Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)
celastraceae">
Celastraceae (staff vine or bittersweet family)
[[Chrysobalanaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: chrysobalanace">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Chrysobalanaceae">chrysobalanace">
[[Chrysobalanaceae
found in tropics or sub-tropics
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Couepia grandiflora George Bentham
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Parinari obtusifolia Hook.f.
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Hirtella glandulosa Spreng.
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Hirtella martiana Hook.f.
clethraceae">
Clethraceae
clusiaceae">
Clusiaceae
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Kielmeyera coriacea Mart. & Zucc.
[[Cochlospermaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: cochlospermace">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Cochlospermaceae">cochlospermace">
[[Cochlospermaceae
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Cochlospermum regium Pilg.
combretaceae">
Combretaceae
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Terminalia argentea Mart.
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Terminalia brasiliensis Eichl.
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Terminalia fagifolia Mart.
Commelinaceae
[[Convolvulaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: convolvulaceae">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Convolvulaceae">convolvulaceae">
[[Convolvulaceae (Bindweed or morning glory family)
Cucurbitaceae (Melon, cucumber, calabash, squash family)
cunoniaceae">
Cunoniaceae
dilleniaceae">
Dilleniaceae
ebenaceae">
Ebenaceae
[[Elaeocarpaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: elaeocarpaceae">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Elaeocarpaceae">elaeocarpaceae">
[[Elaeocarpaceae
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Crinodendron patagua Mol.
ericaceae_(b">
Ericaceae (Blueberry, Heather family)
[[Erythroxylaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: erythroxylacea">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Erythroxylaceae">erythroxylacea">
[[Erythroxylaceae (Coca family)
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Erythroxylum campestre A.St.-Hil.
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Erythroxylum suberosum A.St.-Hil.
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Erythroxylum tortuosum Mart.
[[Escalloniaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: escalloniaceae">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Escalloniaceae">escalloniaceae">
[[Escalloniaceae
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Escallonia montevidensis DC.
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
faboideae_(l">
Faboideae (Legume family)
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Andira inermis (Wright) DC.
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Amburana cearensis (= Torresea cearensis M.Allemão) (M.Allemão) A.C.Smith
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Centrolobium robustum Mart. ex George Bentham
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Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud
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Geoffraea spinosa Jacq.
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Machaerium acutifolium Vogel
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Machaerium scleroxylon Tul.
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Medicago sativa Carl Linnaeus
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Melilotus alba Medik.
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Melilotus officinalis Lam.
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Myrocarpus frondosus M.Allemão
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Sweetia fruticosa var. fruticosa Spreng. (= Ferreirea spectabilis M.Allemão)
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Trifolium pratense L.
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Trifolium repens L.
[[Hamamelidaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: hamamelidaceae">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Hamamelidaceae">hamamelidaceae">
[[Hamamelidaceae
iridaceae">
Iridaceae
lamiaceae__(">
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
lauraceae_(l">
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Lecythidaceae
liliaceae_(l">
Liliaceae (Lily family)
lythraceae">
Lythraceae
magnoliaceae">
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia and tulip tree family)
Malpighiaceae
All the plants of this family are found in the
neotropics.
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Banisteriopsis campestris (A.Juss.) Little
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Banisteriopsis clausseniana (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson et B.Gates
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Banisteriopsis gardneriana (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson et B.Gates
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Banisteriopsis pubipetala (Juss) Cuatrec.
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Byrsonima crassa Nied.
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Byrsonima crassifolia L.Rich
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Byrsonima coccolobifolia Kunth
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Byrsonima intermedia A.Juss.
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Byrsonima subterranea Brade et Markgr.
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Byrsonima verbascifolia Rich. ex Juss.
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Heteropteris aceroides August Grisebach
malvaceae_(m">
Malvaceae (Malva family)
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Dombeya rotundifolia (Hochst.) Planch.
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Pavonia malvaviscoides A.St.-Hil.
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Pavonia rosa-campestris A.St.-Hil.
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Pavonia speciosa Kunth
meliaceae_(m">
Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
mimosoideae">
Mimosoideae
myrsinaceae">
Myrsinaceae
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Rapanea ferruginea Mez (= Caballeria ferruginea Ruiz et Pav.)
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Rapanea lancifolia Mez
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Rapanea umbellata Mez
myrtaceae_(m">
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
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Amomyrtus meli (Phil.) D.Legrand & Kausel
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Campomanesia adamantium Blume
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Campomanesia crenata O.Berg
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Campomanesia guazumaefolia Blume
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Campomanesia pubescens O.Berg
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Campomanesia xanthocarpa O.Berg
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Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A. Johnson
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Genus Eucalyptus L'Her., especially the following species:
- * Eucalyptus alba;
- * Eucalyptus camaldulensis;
- * Eucalyptus citriodora;
- * Eucalyptus corymbosa;
- * Eucalyptus drepanophylla;
- * Eucalyptus globulus;
- * Eucalyptus maculata;
- * Eucalyptus melliodora;
- * Eucalyptus microcorys;
- * Eucalyptus oleosa;
- * Eucalyptus paniculata;
- * Eucalyptus citriodora;
- * Eucalyptus redunca;
- * Eucalyptus scabra;
- * Eucalyptus tereticornis;
- * Eucalyptus triantha;
- * Eucalyptus wandoo.
ochnaceae">
Ochnaceae
oleaceae_(ol">
Oleaceae (Olive family)
oxalidaceae">
Oxalidaceae
polygonaceae">
Polygonaceae
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Antigonon leptopus — Hook. et Arn.
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Eriogonum fasciculatum— George Bentham
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Eriogonum giganteum — Sereno Watson
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Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat) — Conrad Moench
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Fagopyrum sagittatum — Gilib.
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Polygonum punctatum — Raf.
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Reynoutria japonica (syn. Polygonum cuspidatum) – Japanese knotweed
[[Passifloraceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: passifloraceae">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Passifloraceae">passifloraceae">
[[Passifloraceae (Passion flower family)
-
Passiflora haematostigma Mast.
-
Passiflora pohlii Mast.
poaceae(gram">
Poaceae(Gramineae)
proteaceae">
Proteaceae
rhamnaceae_(">
Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)
rosaceae_(ro">
Rosaceae (Rose family)
rubiaceae_([">
Rubiaceae (Rubia, bedstraw, coffee family)
rutaceae">
Rutaceae
- * Citrus aurantifolia Swingle
- * Citrus limonum Antoine Risso
- * Citrus medica L.
- * Citrus reticulata Blanco
- * Citrus sinensis (L.) Pehr Osbeck
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Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack
salicaceae_(">
Salicaceae (Willow and poplar family)
sapindaceae_">
Sapindaceae (Soapberry family)
[[Scrophulariaceae/" itemprop="url" title="Wiki: scrophulariace">
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<span class="us896110720 us1353177739">[[Scrophulariaceae">scrophulariace">
[[Scrophulariaceae
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Buddleja brasiliensis Jacq.
-
Buddleja davidii
-
Scrophularia californica Cham. et Schltdl.
solanaceae_(">
Solanaceae (Tomato, potato, egg plant family)
-
Acnistus arborescens Schltdl.
-
Acnistus cauliflorus Schott
-
Solanum paniculatum Carl Linnaeus
styracaceae">
Styracaceae
Sterculiaceae
-
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
-
Sterculia striata A.St.-Hil. et Naudin
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Dombeya natalensis Sond.
-
Dombeya wallichii George Bentham et Hook.f.
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Waltheria tomentosa (J.R. et Georg Forster) H.St.John
tamaricaceae">
Tamaricaceae
tiliaceae_(b">
Tiliaceae (Basswood, linden family)
urticaceae_(">
Urticaceae (Nettle family)
verbenaceae_">
Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
vochysiaceae">
Vochysiaceae
All the plants of this family are found in the
neotropics.
-
Qualea grandifolia Mart.
-
Qualea multiflora Mart.
-
Qualea parviflora Mart.
See also
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BRANDÃO, M.; FERREIRA, P. B. D. (1991). Flora Apícola do Cerrado.( Honey flora of Cerrado) Informe Agropecuário 15 (168): 5–7.
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CÂNDIDO, F. A. (1992) As árvores e a apicultura. ( Trees and beekeeping.) UFV
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Michigan bee plants
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WIESE, H. (1993) Nova apicultura. ( New beekeeping.) Livraria e Editora Agropecuária
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