Hookeria

Hookeria
Hookeria lucens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hookeriales
Family: Hookeriaceae
Genus: Hookeria
Sm., 1808

Hookeria is a genus of mainly tropical mosses. It was defined by James Edward Smith in 1808 and named for William Jackson Hooker.

There are nine species recognised in the genus Hookeria, the most broadly distributed being Hookeria lucens and Hookeria acutifolia.

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