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Revista Cubana de Ciencias Forestales

On-line version ISSN 2310-3469

Abstract

JIMENEZ GONZALEZ, Alfredo; CEDENO LOOR, María José; VERA SALAZAR, Laleshka Michelle  and  ROSETE BLANDARIZ, Sonia. Characterization of melliferous species in the tropical dry forest oriented to their conservation. Rev cubana ciencias forestales [online]. 2021, vol.9, n.3, pp.377-394.  Epub Sep 05, 2021. ISSN 2310-3469.

In the Quimis area of the Jipijapa Canton, an investigation was carried out related to the characterization of plant species that provide sustenance to bees in the production of honey that is used by local residents involved in the Aroma y Miel Association, among other uses, to market it. The objective of this study was based on characterizing the melliferous species of the tropical dry forest oriented to its conservation. Seven active apiaries distributed within the enclosure were selected, where four weekly samplings were made, with a total of 28 transects of 20 m x 50 m, taking as a starting point the apiaries to identify and count the number of species of apicultural use. A total of 31 species, 1,527 individuals, belonging to 16 families were determined. The botanical family with the highest abundance was Fabaceae with 290 individuals, and the most abundant species were Ceiba trichistandra (A. Gray) Bakh and Prosopis pallida (Willd.) Kunth, due to the greater beekeeping use and commercialization. The most frequent biological types were trees, followed by shrubs, herbaceous and lianas, respectively. The months of greatest flowering are from March to the beginning of October.

Keywords : Trees; Dry forest; Bee flora; Flowers..

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