The pollinic morphology of seven palm-tree species which occur in the subtropical ombrophilous forest in southern Brazil have been examined. Emphasis have been put in the study of the exine stratification in relation to the superficial aspect of the pollen. The presence of nexine 1 in Butia and the lack of this layer in the other genera, agrees with the taxonomic sub-division of the family, as well as with the ecological distribution of the species here studied.