Geobotanical database of plants producing nectar and pollen in Kohgilouyeh and Boyerahmad province.

Subject Areas : plant systematics

fatemeh  Alienjad ¹ (Department of Plant Biology,Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran)
ahmad reza  Mehrabian ² (Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran)
Assadollah  Ahmadikhah ³ (Department of Plant Biology,Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran)
Dariush  Minaei Tehrani ⁴ (Department of Plant Biology,Faculty of Biologica Science Shsdid Beheshti Universtiy Tehran.Iran)
Tayebeh  Akbari Azirani ⁵ (Faculty of Earth Sciences Shahidi Beheshti University Tehran. Iran)

Received: 2022-04-10 Accepted : 2022-08-03 Published : 2022-02-20

Keywords: Honey, Nectar-pollen producing Plants, Geobotany, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province,

Abstract :

In this reserach, nectar and pollen producing plant species of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces have been studied. The results of this study showing that 282 plant species belonging to 162 genera from 55 genera used by honeybees in the province. Asteraceae with 49 species (17.80%), Fabaceae with 34 species (15.2%), Lamiaceae with 33 species (11.74%), Brassicaceae with 23 species (8.15%) including the highest number of mentioned plant taxa in the province. Also, 169 (60%) of these plants produce nectar and pollen, 41 species (15%) produce nectar and 72 species (25%) produce pollen only. In addition, seven species vulnerable (VU) and one species endangered (EN). In addition, 36 species are endemic to Iran. The konar, Gavan pang angosht, Qangal and Zol are among the most important mono floral honeys in the province so the conservation and management of their habitat is one of the conservation priorities of rangelands in this province.