List of honey plants

Honeybees usually collect nectar, pollen, or both from the following species of plants, which are called honey plants, for making honey.

See also:

• Forage (honeybee)
• Honeydew source
• Nectar source
• Northern Nectar Sources for Honey Bees
• Pollen source

Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)

• Avicennia nitida Jacq.

Aceraceae (Maple family)

• Acer rubrum L. (Red maple)
• Acer saccharinum L. (Sugar maple)
• Acer spicatum Lam. (Mountain maple)
• Acer pseudoplatanus L. (Sycamore maple)

Agavaceae (Agave family)

• Agave sisalana Perrine ex Engelm. (Sisal)

Alstroemeriaceae

• Alstroemeria cunea Vell.

Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)

• Alternanthera brasiliana Kuntze
• Alternanthera dentata (Moench) Stuchlik ex R.E.Fries
• Alternanthera polygonoides R.Br. ex Sweet
• Froelichia humboldtiana Seub.
• Froelichia lanata Moench
• Gomphrena canescens R.Br.
• Gomphrena demissa Mart.
• Gomphrena gardneri Moq.

Anacardiaceae

• Anacardium occidentale L.
• Anacardium humile A.St.-Hil.
• Astronium fraxinifolium Schott
• Lithraea molleoides Engl.
• Mangifera indica L.
• Myracrodruon urundeuva M.Allemão
• Schinus molle L.
• Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi
• Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl.
• Spondias lutea L.
• Spondias mombin L.
• Spondias tuberosa Arruda
• Tapirira guianensis Aubl.
• Tapirira marchandii Engl.

Apiaceae (Parsley and carrot family)

• Apium graveolens L.
• Daucus carota L.
• Pastinaca sativa L.
• Petroselinum sativum Hoffm.

Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)

All the plants of this family are found in the tropics and subtropics.

• Aspidosperma cylindrocarpon Müll.Arg.
• Aspidosperma dasycarpon A.DC.
• Aspidosperma macrocarpon Mart.
• Aspidosperma parvifolium A.DC.
• Aspidosperma polyneuron A.DC.
• Aspidosperma populifolium A.DC.
• Aspidosperma pruinosum Markgr.
• Aspidosperma pyrifolium Mart.
• Hancornia speciosa Gomes
• Peschiera affinis Miers
• Rhodocalyx rotundifolia Müll.Arg.
• Tabernaemontana fuchsiaefolia A.DC.

Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)

• Ilex decidua Walter
• Ilex glabra A.Gray
• Ilex opaca Ait.
• Ilex theezans Mart.
• Ilex verticillata A.Gray

Araliaceae (Aralia and ivy family)

• Didymopanax macrocarpum Seem.
• Didymopanax vinosum Marchal

Asclepiadaceae

• Asclepias tuberosa L.

Arecaceae (Palm family)

All the plants of this family are found in the tropics and subtropics.

• Acrocomia aculeata Lodd. ex Mart.
• Attalea speciosa Mart.
• Roystonea elata (Bartr.) F.Harper
• Sabal palmetto Lodd. ex Schult.f.
• Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman (= Cocos romanzoffiana Cham., or Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Becc.); This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.

Asteraceae (Aster, daisy, sunflower family)

• Ambrosia polystachya DC.
• Baccharis dracunculifolia DC.; This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.
• Baccharis genistelloides Pers.
• Baccharis gracilis DC.
• Baccharis halimifolia L.
• Baccharis ligustrina DC.
• Baccharis platypoda DC.
• Baccharis punctulata DC.
• Baccharis serrula Sch.Bip.
• Baccharis sessifolia L.
• Baccharis tridentata Vahl
• Bidens cernua L. (= Bidens glaucescens Greene)
• Bidens pilosa L.
• Cichorium intybus L.
• Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (= Carduus arvense, or Cirsium incanum)
• Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. (= Carduus vulgaris, Carduus lanceolatus, or Cirsium lanceolatum)
• Centaurea biebersteinii (Jaub. et Spach) Walp.
• Centratherum punctatum Cass.
• Cosmos sulphureus Cav.
• Echinops sphaerocephalus L.
• Eremanthus sphaerocephalus Baker
• Eupatorium itatiayense Hieron.
• Eupatorium maculatum L.
• Eupatorium maximiliani Schrad. ex DC.
• Eupatorium purpureum L.
• Eupatorium squalidum DC.
• Helianthus annuus L. (Sunflower)
• Helianthus tuberosus L. (Jerusalem artichoke)
• Liatris spicata Willd.
• Mikania cordifolia Willd.
• Mikania hirsutissima DC.
• Mikania microphylla Sch.Bip. ex Baker
• Mikania speciosa DC.
• Mikania sessilifolia DC.
• Moquinia polymorpha DC.
• Oligoneuron rigidum Small (= Solidago rigida L.)
• Piptocarpha notata Baker
• Piptocarpha rotundifolia Baker
• Sonchus arvensis L.
• Senecio brasiliensis Less.
• Solidago chilensis Meyen
• Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G.L.Nesom
• Taraxacum officinale Weber
• Trichogonia salviaefolia Gardner
• Trixis antimenorrhoea Mart. ex Baker
• Verbesina alternifolia Britton ex Kearney
• Vernonia apiculata Mart. ex DC.
• Vernonia argyrophylla Less.
• Vernonia diffusa Less.
• Vernonia herbacea Rusby
• Vernonia lacunosa Mart. ex DC.
• Vernonia linearis D.Don ex Hook. et Arn.
• Vernonia patens Kunth
• Vernonia polyanthes Less.; This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.
• Vernonia scorpioides Pers.
• Vernonia virgata Gagnep.
• Zinnia multiflora L.

Bignoniaceae (Trumpet creeper family)

All the plants of this family are found mostly in the tropics or subtropics.

• Campsis radicans Seem. (= Bignonia radicans, or Tecoma radicans)
• Catalpa bignonioides Walter
• Catalpa speciosa Warder ex Engelm.
• Cybistax antisyphilitica (Mart.) Mart.
• Jacaranda brasiliana Pers.
• Jacaranda caroba Hort. ex Lem.
• Jacaranda decurrens Cham.
• Jacaranda paucifoliolata Mart. ex DC.
• Memora glaberrima K.Schum.
• Memora nodosa Miers
• Podranea ricasoliana (Tanfani) T. Sprague
• Pyrostegia ignea Presl
• Pyrostegia venusta Miers
• Tabebuia alba (Cham.) Sandwith
• Tabebuia avellanedae Lorentz ex Griseb.
• Tabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Benth. et Hook.f. ex S.Moore (=Tabebuia cariba (Mart.) Bureau)
• Tabebuia chrysotricha (Mart. ex DC.) Standl.
• Tabebuia heptaphylla (Vell.) ToledoTemplate:Dn
• Tabebuia impetiginosa (Mart. ex DC.) Standl.
• Tabebuia ochracea (Cham.) Standl.
• Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC.
• Tabebuia roseo-alba (Ridl.) Sandwith
• Tabebuia serratifolia G.Nicholson
• Tabebuia vellosoi ToledoTemplate:Dn
• Zeyheria digitalis (Vell.) Hoehne et Kuhlm.

Bixaceae (Achiote family)

• Bixa orellana L.

Bombacaceae (see also Malva family)

• Bombax campestre K.Schum.
• Bombax tomentosum A.Juss.
• Chorisia speciosa A.St.-Hil.
• Eriotheca gracilipes (K.Schum.) A.Robyns
• Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Cav.) A.Robyns

Boraginaceae (Borage or Forget-me-not family)

• Auxemma glazioviana Taub.
• Auxemma oncocalyx Taub.
• Cordia alliodora Cham.
• Cordia campestris Warm.
• Cordia corymbosa G.Don
• Cordia hypoleuca DC.
• Cordia insignis Cham.
• Cordia leucocephala Moric.
• Cordia nodosa Lam.
• Cordia trichotoma (Vell.) Steud.
• Cordia verbenacea DC.
• Echium plantagineum L.
• Echium simplex DC.
• Echium virescens DC.
• Echium wildpretii H.Pearson ex Hook.f.
• Patagonula americana L.

Brassicaceae (Mustard family or cabbage family)

• Brassica campestris L.
• Brassica juncea Coss.
• Brassica napus L.
• Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L.
• Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata
• Brassica oleracea L. var. gemnifera
• Brassica oleracea L. var. gongyloides
• Eruca sativa Mill.
• Sinapis alba L.

Caesalpinioideae

• Apuleia molaris Spruce ex Benth.
• Bauhinia forficata Link
• Cassia ferruginea (Schrad.) DC.
• Cassia grandis L.f.
• Caesalpinia echinata Lam.
• Caesalpinia ferrea Mart.
• Caesalpinia peltophoroides Benth.
• Caesalpinia pyramidalis Tul.
• Caesalpinia microphylla Mart.
• Copaifera langsdorfii Desf.
• Copaifera oblongifolia Mart. ex Hayne
• Delonix regia Raf.
• Hymenaea courbaril var. stilbocarpa (Hayne) Y.T.Lee et Langenh.
• Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) Blake
• Sclerolobium aureum Baill.
• Sclerolobium paniculatum Vogel
• Senna martiana (Benth.) H.S.Irwin et Barneby
• Senna multijuga (Rich.) H.S.Irwin et Barneby
• Senna speciosa Roxb.
• Senna splendida (Vogel) H.S.Irwin et Barneby

Capparaceae (Caper family)

• Cleome gynandra L.

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)

• Lonicera japonica Thunb. ex A.Murray

Caryocaraceae

All the plants of this family are found only in the neotropics.

• Caryocar brasiliense Cambess.

Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)

• Saponaria officinalis L.

Chrysobalanaceae

found in tropics or sub-tropics

• Couepia grandiflora Benth.
• Parinari obtusifolia Hook.f.
• Hirtella glandulosa Spreng.
• Hirtella martiana Hook.f.

Clethraceae

• Clethra scabra Pers.

Clusiaceae

• Kielmeyera coriacea Mart. & Zucc.

Cochlospermaceae

• Cochlospermum regium Pilg.

Combretaceae

• Terminalia argentea Mart.
• Terminalia brasiliensis Eichl.
• Terminalia fagifolia Mart.

Commelinaceae

• Commelina agraria Kunth
• Tradescantia virginica L.

Convolvulaceae (Bindweed or morning glory family)

• Ipomoea purpurea Roth
• Ipomoea batatoides Benth.
• Jacquemontia blanchetii Moric.
• Rivea corymbosa (L.) Hallier f.

Cucurbitaceae (Melon, cucumber, calabash, squash family)

• Cayaponia ficifolia Cogn.
• Citrullus vulgaris Schrad.
• Cucumis mello L.
• Cucumis sativus L.
• Cucurbita maxima Duchesne
• Cucurbita pepo L.
• Luffa cylindrica M.Roem.

Cunoniaceae

• Lamonia speciosa (Cambess.) L.B.Sm.

Dilleniaceae

• Curatella americana L.
• Davilla rugosa Poir.

Ebenaceae

• Diospyros kaki L.f.

Ericaceae (Blueberry, Heather family)

• Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
• Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.
• Vaccinium corymbosum L.
• Oxydendron arboreum Nearby

Erythroxylaceae (Coca family)

• Erythroxylum campestre A.St.-Hil.
• Erythroxylum suberosum A.St.-Hil.
• Erythroxylum tortuosum Mart.

Escalloniaceae

• Escallonia montevidensis DC.

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)

• Alchornea iricurana Casar.
• Alchornea triplinervia (Spreng.) Müll.Arg.
• Aleurites fordii Hemsl.
• Croton floribundus Spreng.
• Croton macrobothrys Baill.
• Croton salutaris Casar.
• Dalechampia humilis Müll.Arg.
• Euphorbia mellifera Seub.
• Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch
• Julocroton triqueter Baill.
• Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels
• Ricinus communis L.
• Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.

Faboideae (Legume family)

• Andira inermis (Wright) DC.
• Amburana cearensis (= Torresea cearensis M.Allemão) (M.Allemão) A.C.Smith
• Centrolobium robustum Mart. ex Benth.
• Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud
• Geoffraea spinosa Jacq.
• Machaerium acutifolium Vogel
• Machaerium scleroxylon Tul.
• Medicago sativa L.
• Melilotus alba Medik.
• Melilotus officinalis Lam.
• Myrocarpus frondosus M.Allemão
• Sweetia fruticosa var. fruticosa Spreng. (= Ferreirea spectabilis M.Allemão)

Flacourtiaceae

• Aberia caffra Harv. et Sond.
• Banara parviflora Benth.
• Casearia decandra Jacq.
• Casearia sylvestris Sw.

Hamamelidaceae

• Liquidambar styraciflua L.

Iridaceae

• Crocus vernus (L.) Hill

Lamiaceae (Mint family)

• Agastache foeniculum Kuntze
• Agastache nepatoides
• Eriope crassipes Benth.
• Hyptis brevipes Poit.
• Hyptis cana Pohl ex Benth.
• Hyptis nudicaulis Benth.
• Hyptis suaveolens Poit.
• Hyptis umbrosa Salzm. ex Benth.
• Lavandula spp. L.
• Leonurus cardiaca L.
• Leonurus sibiricus L.
• Monarda fistulosa L.
• Nepeta cataria L.
• Nepeta × faassenii
• Nepeta mussinii Spreng. ex Henckel
• Nepeta siberica (= Nepeta macrantha, Dracocephalum sibiricum)
• Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrad.
• Pycnanthemum verticillatum Pursh var. pilosum (Nutt.) T.S.Cooperrider
• Pycnanthemum virginianum Trel. ex Branner et Coville
• Salvia splendens Ker Gawl.
• Thymus serpyllum L.
• Vitex sellowiana Cham.

Lauraceae (Laurel family)

• Nectandra cuspidata Nees et Mart. ex Nees
• Nectandra rigida Nees
• Persea americana Mill.
• Persea gratissima Gaertn.
• Ocotea kuhlmanni Vattimo
• Ocotea pretiosa Mez

Lecythidaceae

• Cariniana legalis Kuntze
• Cariniana estrellensis Kuntze

Liliaceae (Lily family)

• Allium cepa L.
• Allium sativum L.
• Smilax medica Schltdl. et Cham.
• Smilax officinalis Griseb.

Lythraceae

• Cuphea carthaginensis Macbride
• Cuphea ingrata Cham. et Schltdl.
• Cuphea linarioides Cham. et Schltdl.
• Cuphea mesostemon Koehne
• Heimia myrtifolia Hort.Berol. ex Cham. et Schltdl.
• Lafoensia pacari A.St.-Hil.
• Lagerstroemia indica L.

Magnoliaceae (Magnolia and tulip tree family)

• Liriodendron tulipifera L.

Malpighiaceae

All the plants of this family are found in the neotropics.

• Banisteriopsis campestris (A.Juss.) Little
• Banisteriopsis clausseniana (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson et B.Gates
• Banisteriopsis gardneriana (A.Juss.) W.R.Anderson et B.Gates
• Banisteriopsis pubipetala (Juss) Cuatrec.
• Byrsonima crassa Nied.
• Byrsonima crassifolia L.Rich
• Byrsonima coccolobifolia Kunth
• Byrsonima intermedia A.Juss.
• Byrsonima subterranea Brade et Markgr.
• Byrsonima verbascifolia Rich. ex Juss.
• Heteropteris aceroides Griseb.

Malvaceae (Malva family)

• Pavonia malvaviscoides A.St.-Hil.
• Pavonia rosa-campestris A.St.-Hil.
• Pavonia speciosa Kunth

Meliaceae (Mahagony family)

• Cedrela fissilis Vell.
• Cedrela odorata Vell.

Mimosoideae

• Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
• Acacia paniculata Willd.
• Acacia plumosa Mart. ex Colla
• Albizia polyantha (Spreng.f.) G.P.Lewis (= Pithecelobium multiflorum (Kunth)Benth.)
• Albizia polycephala (Benth.) Killip ex RecordTemplate:Dn (= Pithecellobium polycephalum Benth.)
• Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan var. cebil (Griseb.) Altschul (= Anadenanthera macrocarpa (Benth.) Brean)
• Anadenanthera contorta (Benth.) Brenan
• Anadenanthera falcata Speg. (= Piptadenia falcata Benth.)
• Anadenanthera peregrina Speg.
• Calliandra dysantha Benth.
• Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong
• Enterolobium gummiferum (Mart.) Macbride
• Inga affinis DC.
• Inga edulis Mart.
• Inga marginata Willd.
• Inga paterno Harms
• Inga sessilis Mart.
• Leucaena glauca Benth.
• Mimosa acutistipula Benth.
• Mimosa bimucronata Kuntze
• caesalpiniaefolia Benth.
• Mimosa laticifera Rizzini et N.F.Mattos
• Mimosa multipinna Benth.
• Piptadenia gonoacantha Benth.
• Piptadenia paniculata Benth.
• Pithecolobium avaremotemo Mart.
• Pithecolobium diversifolium Benth.
• Pithecolobium dumosum Benth. (= Chloroleucon dumosum (Benth.) G.P.Lewis)
• Pithecellobium inopinatum (Harms) Ducke
• Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Coville
• Stryphnodendron obovatum Benth.

Myrsinaceae

• Rapanea ferruginea Mez (= Caballeria ferruginea Ruiz et Pav.)
• Rapanea lancifolia Mez
• Rapanea umbellata Mez

Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)

• Campomanesia adamantium Blume
• Campomanesia crenata O.Berg
• Campomanesia guazumaefolia Blume
• Campomanesia pubescens O.Berg
• Campomanesia xanthocarpa O.Berg
• Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A. Johnson
• Eucalyptus genus L'Her., specially the following species:

• Eucalyptus alba;
• Eucalyptus camaldulensis (This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.);
• Eucalyptus citriodora;
• Eucalyptus corymbosa;
• Eucalyptus drepanophylla;
• Eucalyptus maculata;
• Eucalyptus melliodora;
• Eucalyptus microcorys;
• Eucalyptus oleosa (This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.);
• Eucalyptus paniculata;
• Eucalyptus citriodora;
• Eucalyptus redunca (This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.);
• Eucalyptus scabra;
• Eucalyptus tereticornis;
• Eucalyptus triantha;
• Eucalyptus wandoo (This plants is usually an excellent choice for beekeeping.).

• Eugenia brasiliensis Lam.
• Eugenia caryophillata Thunb. (= Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merrill et Perry)
• Eugenia convexinervia D.Legrand
• Eugenia dombeyana DC.
• Eugenia dysenterica DC.
• Eugenia hyemalis Cambess.
• Eugenia multicostata D.Legrand
• Eugenia pyriformis Cambess.
• Eugenia uniflora L.
• Myrceugenia euosma (O.Berg) D.Legrand
• Myrcia rostrata DC.
• Myrciaria cauliflora (Mart.) O.Berg
• Myrciaria glomerata O.Berg
• Psidium araca Raddi
• Psidium cinereum Mart. ex DC.
• Psidium firmum O.Berg
• Psidium guajava L.

Ochnaceae

• Ouratea castaneifolia (DC.) Engl.
• Ouratea floribunda Engl.
• Ouratea spectabilis Engl.
• Ouratea nana Engl.

Oleaceae (Olive family)

• Olea europaea L.
• Ligustrum imatophyllum
• Ligustrum japonicum Thunb.

Oxalidaceae

• Averrhoa carambola L.

Polygonaceae

• Antigonon leptopus Hook. et Arn.
• Fagopyrum sagittatum Gilib.
• Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold et Zucc.
• Polygonum punctatum Raf.

Passifloraceae (Passion flower family)

• Passiflora haematostigma Mast.
• Passiflora pohlii Mast.

Poaceae(Gramineae)

• Paspalum notatum Flüggé
• Saccharum officinarum L.
• Zea mays L.

Proteaceae

• Grevillea banksii R.Br.
• Grevillea rosmarinifolia A.Cunn.
• Grevillea thelemanniana Hueg.
• Roupala brasiliensis Klotzsch
• Roupala cataractarum Sleumer
• Roupala heterophylla Pohl
• Roupala montana Willd.
• Roupala tomentosa Pohl

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)

• Celtis brasiliensis Planch.
• Hovenia dulcis Thunb.
• Rhamnus polymorpha (Reissek) Weberb.
• Trema micrantha Blume
• Zizyphus joazeiro Mart.

Rosaceae (Rose family)

• Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.
• Prunus amygdalus L.
• Prunus armeniaca L.
• Prunus avium (L.) L.
• Prunus domestica L.
• Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
• Pyrus communis L.

Rubiaceae (Madder, bedstraw, coffee family)

• Alibertia sessilis K.Schum.
• Borreria verticillata G.Mey.
• Borreria latifolia K.Schum.
• Borreria suaveolens G.Mey.
• Borreria verbenoides Cham. et Schltdl.
• Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
• Chinchona spp. L.
• Coffea arabica L.
• Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Schum.

Rutaceae

• Citrus genus L., specially the following species:

• Citrus aurantifolia Swingle
• Citrus limonum Risso
• Citrus medica L.
• Citrus reticulata Blanco
• Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck

• Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack

Salicaceae (Willow and poplar family)

• Salix amygdaloides Andersson
• Salix bebbiana Sarg.
• Salix caprea L.
• Salix discolor Muhl.
• Salix nigra Marshall

Sapindaceae (Soapberry family)

• Cupania oblongifolia Mart.
• Cupania vernalis Cambess.
• Dodonaea viscosa Mart.
• Magonia pubescens A.St.-Hil.
• Matayba guianensis Aubl.
• Serjania erecta Radlk.
• Serjania grandifolia Sagot ex Radlk.

Scrophulariaceae

• Buddleia brasiliensis Jacq.
• Scrophularia californica Cham. et Schltdl.

Solanaceae (Tomato, potato, egg plant family)

• Acnistus arborescens Schltdl.
• Acnistus cauliflorus Schott
• Solanum paniculatum L.

Styracaceae

• Styrax camporum Pohl
• Styrax ferrugineus Nees et Mart.

Sterculiaceae

• Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.
• Sterculia striata A.St.-Hil. et Naudin
• Dombeya natalensis Sond.
• Dombeya wallichii Benth. et Hook.f.
• Waltheria tomentosa (J.R. et G.Forst.) St.John

Tamaricaceae

• Tamarix gallica L.

Tiliaceae (Basswood, linden family)

• Luehea candicans Mart.
• Luehea divaricata Mart.
• Luehea grandiflora Mart.
• Luehea paniculata Mart.
• Luehea rufescens A.St.-Hil.
• Triumfetta semitriloba Jacq.

Ulmaceae (Elm family)

• Trema micrantha (L.) Blume

Urticaceae (Nettle family)

• Boehmeria caudata Sw.

Verbenaceae (Verbena family)

• Aegiphila lhotskiana Cham.
• Aegiphila tomentosa Cham.
• Aloysia virgata (Ruiz et Pav.) Juss. (= Lippia urticoides (Cham.) Steud.)
• Lantana camara L.
• Lantana lilacina Desf.
• Lantana trifolia L.
• Lippia alba N.E.Br. ex Britton et P.Wilson
• Lippia candicans Hayek
• Petrea subserrata Cham.
• Petrea volubilis L.
• Zapania citriodora Lam. (= Lippia citriodora (Lam.) Kunth)

Vochysiaceae

All the plants of this family are found in the neotropics.

• Qualea grandifolia Mart.
• Qualea multiflora Mart.
• Qualea parviflora Mart.

See also

• Toxic honey Describes plants whose nectar results in toxic honey.

References

1. Template:Pt icon BRANDÃO, M.; FERREIRA, P. B. D. (1991). Flora Apícola do Cerrado.(Honey flora of Cerrado) Informe Agropecuário 15 (168): 5-7.
2. Template:Pt icon CÂNDIDO, F. A. (1992) As árvores e a apicultura. (Trees and beekeeping.) UFV
3. Michigan bee plants
4. Template:Pt icon WIESE, H. (1993) Nova apicultura. (New beekeeping.) Livraria e Editora Agropecuária

External links

• Beekeeping made easy: honey plants
• Honey plants by Connie Krochmal
• Ottawa Valley honeybee plants