Jackiella
| Jackiella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Jungermanniopsida |
| Order: | Jungermanniales |
| Suborder: | Jungermanniineae |
| Family: | Jackiellaceae R.M.Schust. |
| Genus: | Jackiella Schiffn. |
Jackiellaceae is a family of liverworts belonging to the order Jungermanniales. The family consists of only one genus: Jackiella.[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 Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. vol.70 on page 216 in 1900.
References
- ^ "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.