Indicator plant
Definition
A pollen type whose presence in a honey assemblage is highly diagnostic of a geographic origin because the plant only grows or is commercially cultivated in a specific region.
Related terms
- Honey reference collection
- A set of pollen slides prepared from fresh flowers of honey-plant species, used for comparison when identifying pollen in honey samples. Differs...
- Melissopalynology
- The study of pollen in honey and bee products to determine botanical origin, geographic provenance, and product authenticity.
- Monofloral honey
- Honey in which one plant species dominates the pollen assemblage (typically above 45% of the pollen sum), reflecting predominant bee foraging on...
- Multifloral honey
- Honey produced from diverse plant sources with no single taxon dominant. Also called polyfloral or wildflower honey. The pollen assemblage reflects the...
- Pollen count (Louveaux method)
- A quantitative assessment of pollen grains per 10 grams of honey. Below 10,000 grains per 10g suggests adulteration by dilution. The method,...
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- Melissopalynology: Honey Pollen AnalysisA pollen type whose presence in a honey assemblage is highly diagnostic of a geographic origin because the plant only grows or is commercially cultivated in a...