Hookeriales is the botanical name of an order of Bryophyta or leafy mosses. Named for William Jackson Hooker, it is composed of mainly subtropical and tropical species of mosses with generally complanate and asymmetrical leaves.[1]
Hookeriales | |
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Hookeria lucens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Superorder: | Hypnanae |
Order: | Hookeriales |
Families | |
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Families edit
Hookeriales comprises the following families:
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Hookeriales.
- ^ Smith, A. J. E.; Smith, Ruth (2004). The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press. p. 698. ISBN 9780521546720.