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Table 3 Plants used in traditional beekeeping by the Dulong people

From: Ethnobotanical study on plants used for traditional beekeeping by Dulong people in Yunnan, China

Family

Scientific name

Vernacular name

Citation frequency

Abundance

Part(s) used

Use(s)

Voucher number

Actinidiaceae

Saurauia napaulensis DC.

da bu qiu

**

****

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0013

Actinidiaceae

Saurauia griffithii Dyer

da bu rong

**

***

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0012

Anacardiaceae

Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F.A. Barkley

de k ri

*****

***

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0014

Arecaceae

Caryota obtusa Griff

a lei

**

*

Leaf

Shelter

DXB0005

Berberidaceae

Holboellia angustifolia Wall.

*

**

Bark

Affixing hive to base

DXB0044

Betulaceae

Alnus nepalensis D. Don

si mer

*****

*****

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0002

Betulaceae

Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

da m kei

***

**

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0056

Cupressaceae

Taiwania cryptomerioides Hayata

*

**

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0018

Cupressaceae

Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco

su ba

*

**

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0015

Elaeocarpaceae

Elaeocarpus borealiyunnanensis H.T. Chang

me li

**

*

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0023

Fagaceae

Castanea mollissima Blume

bang li

***

***

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0054

Fagaceae

Quercus glauca Thunb.

si na

*****

*****

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0024

Fagaceae

Quercus lamellosa Sm.

si sai

*

*

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0010

Fagaceae

Lithocarpus dealbatus (Hook. f. and Thomson ex Miq.) Rehder

leng

*

*

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0008

Fagaceae

Lithocarpus hancei (Benth.) Rehder

leng

*

*

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0009

Juglandaceae

Juglans mandshurica Maxim

me li bu

*

*

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0057

Juglandaceae

Juglans regia L.

bu

*****

*****

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0055

Lauraceae

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl

chun

*****

***

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0004

Lauraceae

Machilus yunnanensis Lecomte

*

***

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0007

Magnoliaceae

Magnolia rostrata W.W.Sm.

houpu

**

*

Leaf

Shelter

DXB0006

Meliaceae

Toona sinensis (Juss.) M. Roem.

zong

*****

***

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0043

Pinaceae

Abies delavayi Franch

zi se

*

*

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0046

Pinaceae

Picea brachytyla var. complanata (Mast.) W.C. Cheng ex Rehder

dang

*

*

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0047

Pinaceae

Pinus armandii Franch.

dang

***

***

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0022

Pinaceae

Pinus wallichiana A.B. Jacks.

gui ning

*

***

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0028

Pinaceae

Pinus yunnanensis Franch.

dang me

*****

****

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0026

Pinaceae

Tsuga dumosa (D.Don) Eichler

*

*

Stem

Log beehive

Poaceae

Chimonobambusa armata (Gamble) Hsueh and T.P. Yi

gu er

*

***

Stem, Bark

Shelter, Affixing hive to base

DXB0063

Poaceae

Sinocalamus fugongensis (Hsueh and D.Z. Li) W.T. Lin

de wa

*

****

Stem

Shelter

DXB0065

Poaceae

Fargesia pleniculmis (Hand.-Mazz.) T.P. Yi

de ma

*

**

Stem, Bark

Shelter, Affixing hive to base

DXB0046

Poaceae

Fargesia praecipua T.P. Yi

si wen

*

**

Stem Bark

Shelter, Affixing hive to base

DXB0045

Poaceae

Phyllostachys sulphurea (Carrière) Rivière and C. Rivière

xing na gan

*

****

Stem Bark

Shelter, Affixing hive to base

DXB0042

Poaceae

Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.

*

***

Whole plant

Shelter, Drive swarm away

DXB0061

Rubiaceae

Luculia yunnanensis S. Y. Hu

long gang

**

*

Flower

Swarm attraction

DXB0065

Salicaceae

Populus szechuanica C.K. Schneid.

**

**

Stem

Log beehive

DXB0020

Sapindaceae

Acer oliverianum Pax

***

**

Stem

Log beehive

Taxaceae

Taxus wallichiana Zucc.

qiang deng

*

*

Stem

Log beehive

Urticaceae

Urtica laetevirens Maxim.

*

**

Bark

Affixing hive to base

DXB0058

  1. Species in this inventory are listed alphabetically, first by family and then by scientific name. Vernacular names of plants are written in Chinese pinyin
  2. *Citation frequency and abundance