Base de Dados de Pólen de Espécies da Reserva Ducke, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil Amazonian Pollen Database of Species from the Reserva Ducke, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

The Amazonian Pollen Database (APD) was implemented in 2007, becoming a very dynamic and practical tool for consulting, allowing a fast and effective resulting research in Palynology. Most of the pollen grains described morphologically and inserted into the Amazonian Pollen Database are from plants collected in the Reserva Ducke, identified and deposited in the Herbarium of the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA). So far the following families were studied: Apocynaceae (25 species), Asteraceae (11 species), Gentianaceae (7 species), Hernandiaceae (1 species), Lecythidaceae (5 species), Monimiaceae (1 species), Siparunaceae (5 species) and Solanaceae (1 species). Besides, the pollen grains of 10 plant species from the varzea and igapo were described. The pollen grains taken from