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Table V
Main honey producing plants in four regions of Algeria. Number of honey samples in each region with primary and secondary pollen of nectariferous plants expressed as percentage of the studied samples in the specific region.
| Nectariferous plant | West | Centre | East | South |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| species | % | % | % | % |
| Eucalyptus spp. | 35 | 41 | 50 | |
| Pimpinella anisum | 25 | 23 | ||
| Hedysarum coronarium | 15 | 18 | 38 | |
| Citrus spp. | 10 | 3 | ||
| Daucus carota | 5 | 9 | ||
| Echium plantagineum | 12 | 25 | ||
| Clover spp. | 5 | 9 | 37 | |
| Rubus sp. | 3 | 25 | ||
| Vicia sp. | 5 | |||
| Aster sp. | 5 | |||
| Centaurea sp. | 3 | |||
| Scilla bifolia | 3 | |||
| Helianthus annuus | 12 | |||
| Onosis sp. | 12 | |||
| Rosmarinus | ||||
| officinalis | 12 | |||
| Tamarix sp. | 25 | |||
| Eryngium sp. | 3 |