Abstract: Pollen morphology of 10 species in the genus Rubus L. was examined with the aid of scanning electron microscope(SEM). Pollen grains of the genus are subspheroidal or prolate, subeircular or elliptical in equatorial view, 3- lobed- subspheroidal or obtuse- triangular in polar view. Tricolporate, colpiobvious. Exine striate, striate reticutate or reticutate. A key to all studied speciesw as given. Relations between pollen morphology and exomorphology are discussed.

Key words: Rubus, Pollenm orphology