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Flowers of Cistus laurifolius
Apicultural value
Leaves: ovate, sometime lanceolate.
Cistus laurifolius is the most important source of pollen for Apis mellifera
Flowers: white petals. Sepals not
honeybees in Turkey
Family Cistaceae
Other names Rock
cordate at base. Cistus flowers have very high pollen production.
Flowering: one period a year, from May to June.
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Distribution
Pollen: Tricolporatae, reticulatae
Cistus sp are indigenous to the Mediterranean area from Spain to Anatolia and northern Greece in
ornamentation. |2 flavonoid glycosides, glycones isolated and identified and rich in carbohydrate.
Europe, and North and South America. Various species of Cistus are cultivated world-wide as ornamental garden shrubs, but they are unable to survive severe winter conditions.
Cistus seed is rich in starch granules. Cultivated Cistus make attractive garden
Description An evergreen shrub, I-3 m tall. Their brightly coloured flowers are present in great profusion, each lasting for one day only.
Uses
plants. The aromatic resin (laudanum) produced by Cistus leaves is used in medicines. MLR LT gk You are welcome to send your contribution to Bees for Development, address on Drom
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References DAVIS,P H (1969) Flora of Turkey Volume Or Edinburgh University Press, UK.
HEYWOCD,V H (1978) Flowering plants the world. International Projects Ltd,
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ORTIS,P L; FERNANDEZ,|; MATIN,C M (1990) Melitopalynological study of the area of Aracena (Huelva). Lagascalia 16 (1): 61-76.
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M (1992) Pollen collected by Apis mellifera L. during one day. Boletim da Sociadate Brote riana 65: 2, 43-60.
ORTIS,P L (1994) The Cistaceae as food resources for honeybees in South West Spain. Journal of Apicultural Research 33: 3, 136-144.
TOMAS,L F; GARCIA,G M M; NIETO, L; TOMAS,B F (1992) Flavonoids from Cistus ladanifer bee pollen. Phytochemistry 31 (6):
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