Jackiella

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.