Abstract: The Early Permian sporopollen flora in southern Tarim basin could be divided into two assemblages, i.e. Striolatospora-Qipanapollis (SQ) assemblage (early period of Early Permian) and Potonieisporites - Vesligisporites (PV) assemblage (middle period of Early Permian). The analysis of characteristics of sporopollen flora showed that the sporopollen flora in the early-middle period of Early Jusssic belong to Euramerican flora rather than the previously recognized Cathaysian flora. The so-called “mixed living” of Euramerican, Angaran, Cathaysian and Gondwanan flora is beyond the truth. This is also supported by the palaeogeographic location at that time in Tarim massif.

Key words: Taim basin, Early Permian, Sporopollen assemblage, Flora province