Jackiella is a genus of liverworts in the order Jungermanniales. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Jackiellaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Family: | Jackiellaceae R.M.Schust. |
| Genus: | Jackiella Schiffn. |
The genus name of Jackiella is in honour of Joseph (Josef) Bernard Jack (1818-1901), who was a German apothecary and botanist (Cryptogam and Bryophytes).[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Viktor Felix Schiffner in 1900. Species of the genus are mainly found in eastern Asia and Australia.[3]
Species
edit- Jackiella angustifolia Herzog
- Jackiella brunnea (Horik.) S.Hatt.
- Jackiella ceylanica Schiffn. ex Steph.
- Jackiella curvata E.A.Hodgs. & Allison
- Jackiella javanica Schiffn.
- Jackiella renifolia Schiffn.
- Jackiella sinensis (W.E.Nicholson) Grolle
- Jackiella singapurensis Schiffn.
- Jackiella unica Steph.
References
edit- ^ "Jackiellaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ a b "Jackiella Schiffn". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 June 2023.