Gleditsia rolfei Vidal is an endemic, dioecious species in Leguminosae, Caesalpinioidea, of Taiwan. Staminate flowers are in racemes. Floral buds are formed in early March. Anther wall is constructed with the epidermis, one layer of endothecium, 2-3 middle layers and one layer of tapetum. Development pattern of anther wall is basic type. Tapetal cells contain one nucleus and are glandular type of characteristics. Microspore mother cells undergo meiosis through simultaneous cytokinesis and give rise to tetrahedral tetrads of microspores. Pollen grains are 2 celled and 25-30 μm in size. Anther is longitudinally dehiscent in mid to late May.