A total of 93 honey samples were analyzed from the Los Lagos Region (provinces of Valdivia, Osorno, Llanquihu#xE9; and Chilo#xE9;) in Chile, of which 47 were monofloral and the rest polyfloral. The majority of the monofloral honeys were ulmo ones (37 honeys), characterized by the presence ofEucryphia#x2010;Lotus#x2010;Eucalyptuspollen. Five willow honeys containingSalix#x2010;Eucryphia#x2010;Lotuspollen were also identified together with 3 monofloral tineo honeys, with a predominance ofWeinmannia#x2010;Salix#x2010;Eucryphia, a single rape honey (Brassicaspp.) and another of white clover (Trifolium repens).The polyfloral honeys contain high quantities of pollen characteristic of monofloral honeys, along with pollen of other plants (especially nectar#x2010;producing ones). The following classification for this group of honeys is proposed: Polyfloral I and II (Eucryphiapredominant), Polyfloral III (Weinmanniapredominant), Polyfloral IV (Lotuspredominant), Polyfloral V and VI (co#x2010;predominance of two and three taxa respectively, in different combinations).
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