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Flowering plants for Apis mellifera adansonii/scutellata (African bee) in Senegal, West Africa

This is a pilot of hopefully a larger project spearheaded by Megan Wannarka, an independent researcher and beekeeper based in Minnesota, United States. Her past work as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa allowed her to work first hand with farmers there to better understand their needs for appropriate technologies. For example, a simple plant identification manual for beekeepers, farmers and stake holders to understand which plants are beneficial for honey bees in the region.

12 languages are spoken throughout Senegal, creating a small hand held spiral bound laminated identification manual showing with examples of the bloom, seeds and fruit along with symbols identifying if the plant is a nectar, pollen or propolis source.

This guide is to be used by partners on the ground in Senegal (and possibly surrounding countries) to capture local names of plants. Capturing the local common names in as many languages as possible increases the usage of a printed document in the hands of locals.

Background of plant list: Through literature review and research documenting nectar, pollen, and propolis sources from world sources (i.e. Eva Crane) to location specific plants, trees and shrubs. If given bloom calendar information was provided also documented. Ongoing research into this topic of plant sources of honey, pollen, propolis, and honeydew for bees is important to educate public, farmers, and government in conserve, create and increase honey bee habitat. Through identification, seeds can be saved, cuttings taken and education on how to best propagate for location specific uses. Partnering with INaturalist allows local common names and bloom calendar to be captured and will vary based on region, usage and language needs to be taken into consideration.

Conversations have been had with Smithsonian's Encyclopedia of Life website and Peace Corps as well as Trees for the Future for further partnerships and funding. Further questions can be sent to Megan Wannarka at m.wannarka@gmail.com less ↑

Whistling Thorn ⁴
Acacia drepanolobium

catclaw acacia ⁵
Senegalia greggii

candelabra wattle ⁶
Acacia holosericea

Acacia gourmaensis ⁷

Guajillo ⁸
Acacia berlandieri

Hook-thorn ⁹
Acacia caffra

Senegalia brevispica dregeana
Acacia pennata

Woman's Tongue ¹⁸
Albizia lebbeck

wild-mango ¹⁵
Cordyla africana

divi divi ⁶
Caesalpinia coriaria

Pigeon Pea ¹⁹
Cajanus cajan

Kassod Tree ²⁰
Senna siamea

African-blackwood ⁷
Dalbergia melanoxylon

Indian Rosewood ²¹
Dalbergia sissoo

Flamboyant ²²
Delonix regia

Detarium senegalense ²³

Dialium englerianum

aroma ²⁴
Dichrostachys cinerea

African Blackwood ²⁵
Erythrophleum africanum

Fence Post Tree ²⁶
Gliricidia sepium

honey locust ²⁷
Gleditsia triacanthos

Soybean ²⁸
Glycine max

French Honeysuckle ²⁹
Hedysarum coronarium

Inga vera ³⁰

Julbernardia paniculata ¹⁷

shrub lespedeza ³¹
Lespedeza bicolor

Thunberg's lespedeza ³²
Lespedeza thunbergii

White leadtree ³³
Leucaena leucocephala

bird's-foot trefoil ³⁴
Lotus corniculatus

Wild Tamarind ³⁵
Lysiloma latisiliqua

alfalfa ³⁶
Medicago sativa

Mimosa domingensis

Sainfoin ³⁷
Onobrychis viciifolia

African locust bean ³⁸
Parkia biglobosa

Mexican palo verde ³⁹
Parkinsonia aculeata

blue palo verde ⁴⁰
Cercidium floridum

Indian Beech Tree ⁴¹
Pongamia pinnata

camels-foot monkeybread ¹⁷
Bauhinia thonningii

Blackbead ⁴²
Pithecellobium dulce

Prosopis africana ⁷

Chilean Mesquite
Prosopis chilensis

Prosopis cineraria

Mesquite ⁴³
Prosopis juliflora

American carob ⁴⁴
Prosopis pallida

Pterocarpus erinaceus ⁴⁵

black locust ⁴⁶
Robinia pseudoacacia

Sesbania bispinosa ⁴⁷

bigpod sesbania ⁴⁸
Sesbania herbacea

Tamarind ²⁴
Tamarindus indica

Egyptian clover
Trifolium alexandrinum

crimson clover ⁴⁹
Trifolium incarnatum

red clover ⁵⁰
Trifolium pratense

white clover ⁵¹
Trifolium repens

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Flowering plants for Apis mellifera adansonii/scutellata (African bee) in Senegal, West Africa

Whistling Thorn 4 Acacia drepanolobium

catclaw acacia 5 Senegalia greggii

candelabra wattle 6 Acacia holosericea

Guajillo 8 Acacia berlandieri

Hook-thorn 9 Acacia caffra

Senegalia brevispica dregeana Acacia pennata

Woman's Tongue 18 Albizia lebbeck

wild-mango 15 Cordyla africana

divi divi 6 Caesalpinia coriaria

Pigeon Pea 19 Cajanus cajan

Kassod Tree 20 Senna siamea

African-blackwood 7 Dalbergia melanoxylon

Indian Rosewood 21 Dalbergia sissoo

Flamboyant 22 Delonix regia

aroma 24 Dichrostachys cinerea

African Blackwood 25 Erythrophleum africanum

Fence Post Tree 26 Gliricidia sepium

honey locust 27 Gleditsia triacanthos

Soybean 28 Glycine max

French Honeysuckle 29 Hedysarum coronarium

shrub lespedeza 31 Lespedeza bicolor

Thunberg's lespedeza 32 Lespedeza thunbergii

White leadtree 33 Leucaena leucocephala

bird's-foot trefoil 34 Lotus corniculatus

Wild Tamarind 35 Lysiloma latisiliqua

alfalfa 36 Medicago sativa

Sainfoin 37 Onobrychis viciifolia

African locust bean 38 Parkia biglobosa

Mexican palo verde 39 Parkinsonia aculeata

blue palo verde 40 Cercidium floridum

Indian Beech Tree 41 Pongamia pinnata

camels-foot monkeybread 17 Bauhinia thonningii

Blackbead 42 Pithecellobium dulce

Chilean Mesquite Prosopis chilensis

Mesquite 43 Prosopis juliflora

American carob 44 Prosopis pallida

black locust 46 Robinia pseudoacacia

bigpod sesbania 48 Sesbania herbacea

Tamarind 24 Tamarindus indica

Egyptian clover Trifolium alexandrinum

crimson clover 49 Trifolium incarnatum

red clover 50 Trifolium pratense

white clover 51 Trifolium repens