I describe pollen from 19 genera of Caesalpinaceae, 37 of Fabaceae and 11 of Mimosaceae. These genera include species with Amazonian geographical distribution. Sculpture type showed greatest variation in Fabaceae (10 types), lollowed by Caesalpinaceae (5 types) and Mimosaceae (4 types). A reticulate pattern was commonest in Fabaceae and Caesalpinaceae, but in Mimosaceae a psilate pattern was dominant. Tricolporate grains were dominant in Caesalpinaceae and Fabaceae; in the latter I also lound tricolpate, triporate and stephanocolpate grains. Mimosaceae exhibits inaperturate grains.