Jackiella

Jackiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Jungermanniales
Family:
R.M.Schust.
Genus:
Schiffn.

Jackiella is a genus of liverworts in the order Jungermanniales. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Jackiellaceae.[1]

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

As accepted by GBIF;[3]

  • 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

  1. ^ "Jackiellaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Jackiella Schiffn". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 23 June 2023.