[ Potentialités floristiques mellifères de la zone nord-ouest du Bénin (Afrique de l’ouest) ]
Volume 32, Issue 4, May 2021, Pages 552–565
AHOUANDJINOU S. Thibaut Bidossèssi1, Gbèwonmèdéa Hospice Dassou2, Innocent Dègninou Yélognissè Ahamidé3, Hounnankpon YEDOMONHAN4, Aristide Cossi Adomou5, Monique Gbèkponhami Tossou6, and Akpovi Akoègninou7
1 Department of plant Biology, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 4521 Cotonou, Benin
2 Laboratoire de Botanique et Ecologie Végétale, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 01 B.P 4521 Cotonou, Benin
3 Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology (LaBEV), Faculty of Science and Technology (FAST), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 BP 4521 Cotonou, Benin
4 Department of plant Biology, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 4521 Cotonou, Benin
5 Laboratoire de Botanique et Ecologie Végétale, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 01 B.P 4521 Cotonou, Benin
6 Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology (LaBEV), Faculty of Science and Technology (FAST), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 BP 4521 Cotonou, Benin
7 Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology (LaBEV), Faculty of Science and Technology (FAST), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 BP 4521 Cotonou, Benin
Original language: French
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Description of the subject: In Benin, honey production is a means of biodiversity conservation and a significant potential source of cash income for the rural people. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify melliferous plants and the nutrients they provide to bees. Method: This study was carried out in the North-West zone of Benin, in the municipal forest of Cobly, in the forest reserve of the hills of Kouandé and in the hunting zone of the Pendjari Park (Tanguiéta). Data collections were conducted from April 2015 to March 2016 using monthly phenological and apiculture releve. Melliferous plants inventories were carried out in a 1 km radius observation area around each apiary made up of 10 Kenyan hives, all colonized by Apis mellifera adansonii on each of the three sites. Results: The total inventoried melliferous flora amounts to 174 species, of which 79 are in the apiary of Cobly, 86 in the apiary of Kouandé and 96 in the apiary of the hunting zone of the Pendjari (Tanguiéta). Leguminosae constitue the most rich family in melliferous species at the three sites. Conclusions: This work allowed to identify 13 species with a high melliferous value, of which Parkia biglobosa and Vitellaria paradoxa represent apiarian plants with high interest in beekeeping in the North-West zone of Benin.
Author Keywords: Melliferous plants, visual inventory, Apis mellifera, nectar, pollen, Benin.
Volume 32, Issue 4, May 2021, Pages 552–565
AHOUANDJINOU S. Thibaut Bidossèssi1, Gbèwonmèdéa Hospice Dassou2, Innocent Dègninou Yélognissè Ahamidé3, Hounnankpon YEDOMONHAN4, Aristide Cossi Adomou5, Monique Gbèkponhami Tossou6, and Akpovi Akoègninou7
1 Department of plant Biology, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 4521 Cotonou, Benin
2 Laboratoire de Botanique et Ecologie Végétale, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 01 B.P 4521 Cotonou, Benin
3 Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology (LaBEV), Faculty of Science and Technology (FAST), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 BP 4521 Cotonou, Benin
4 Department of plant Biology, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 4521 Cotonou, Benin
5 Laboratoire de Botanique et Ecologie Végétale, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, 01 B.P 4521 Cotonou, Benin
6 Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology (LaBEV), Faculty of Science and Technology (FAST), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 BP 4521 Cotonou, Benin
7 Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology (LaBEV), Faculty of Science and Technology (FAST), University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), 01 BP 4521 Cotonou, Benin
Original language: French
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Description of the subject: In Benin, honey production is a means of biodiversity conservation and a significant potential source of cash income for the rural people. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify melliferous plants and the nutrients they provide to bees. Method: This study was carried out in the North-West zone of Benin, in the municipal forest of Cobly, in the forest reserve of the hills of Kouandé and in the hunting zone of the Pendjari Park (Tanguiéta). Data collections were conducted from April 2015 to March 2016 using monthly phenological and apiculture releve. Melliferous plants inventories were carried out in a 1 km radius observation area around each apiary made up of 10 Kenyan hives, all colonized by Apis mellifera adansonii on each of the three sites. Results: The total inventoried melliferous flora amounts to 174 species, of which 79 are in the apiary of Cobly, 86 in the apiary of Kouandé and 96 in the apiary of the hunting zone of the Pendjari (Tanguiéta). Leguminosae constitue the most rich family in melliferous species at the three sites. Conclusions: This work allowed to identify 13 species with a high melliferous value, of which Parkia biglobosa and Vitellaria paradoxa represent apiarian plants with high interest in beekeeping in the North-West zone of Benin.
Author Keywords: Melliferous plants, visual inventory, Apis mellifera, nectar, pollen, Benin.
Abstract: (french)
Description du sujet: Au Bénin, la production du miel constitue un moyen de conservation de la biodiversité et une source potentielle non négligeable de revenu monétaire pour la population rurale. Objectifs: La présente étude a pour objectif de recenser les plantes mellifères et les nutriments qu’elles fournissent aux abeilles. Méthode: Cette étude a été réalisée au Nord-Ouest du Bénin, dans la forêt communale de Cobly, dans la forêt classée des collines de Kouandé et dans la zone cynégétique du Parc de la Pendjari (Tanguiéta). La collecte des données a été effectuée d’avril 2015 à mars 2016 à l’aide de relevés phénologiques et apicoles mensuels. Les inventaires des plantes mellifères ont été exécutés sur une surface d’observation de 1 km de rayon autour de chaque rucher constitué de 10 ruches kenyanes, toutes colonisées par Apis mellifera adansonii sur chacun des trois sites. Résultats: La flore mellifère totale inventoriée s’élève à 174 espèces dont 79 au rucher de Cobly, 86 au niveau du rucher de Kouandé et 96 autour du rucher de la zone cynégétique de la Pendjari (Tanguiéta). Les Leguminosae constituent la famille la plus riche en espèces mellifères au niveau des trois sites. Conclusions: Ce travail a permis d’identifier 13 espèces à haute valeur mellifère dont Parkia biglobosa et Vitellaria paradoxa représentent les plantes mellifères à haut intérêt apicole au Nord-Ouest du Bénin.
Author Keywords: Plantes mellifères, inventaire visuel, Apis mellifera, pollen, nectar, Bénin.
How to Cite this Article
AHOUANDJINOU S. Thibaut Bidossèssi, Gbèwonmèdéa Hospice Dassou, Innocent Dègninou Yélognissè Ahamidé, Hounnankpon YEDOMONHAN, Aristide Cossi Adomou, Monique Gbèkponhami Tossou, and Akpovi Akoègninou, “Melliferous floristic potentialities of the north-west zone of Benin (West Africa),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 552–565, May 2021.
