Heinrich Wendland

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Heinrich Ludolph (Ludwig) Wendland (29 April 1791, Hanover – 15 July 1869, Teplice) was a botanist who authored a number of Acacia species.

Heinrich Wendland was born on 29 April 1791 into a family well known in botany. His father Johann had published a number of botanical books including the notable "Botanische Beobachtungen nebst einigen neuen Gattungen und Arten". Heinrich studied in Göttingen after some years of apprenticeship in Vienna and London. He became a gartenmeister in 1827 and later was director of Herrenhausen Gardens at Herrenhausen, today part of Hanover. In 1820 he published "Commentatio de Acacias aphyllii", in which he authored a number of new Acacia species. He died in Teplice, Bohemia on 15 July 1869.

Works

Commentatio de Acacias aphyllii, 1820.

Heinrich Ludolph authored a number of species, including:
- Acacia browniana H.L.Wendl.
- Acacia cochlearis (Labill.) H.L.Wendl.
  Rigid Wattle
- Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L.Wendl.
  Coojong
- Acacia willdenowiana H.L.Wendl.
  Grass Wattle
- Buddleja glomerata H.L.Wendl.
  Karoo Sagewood

The standard author abbreviation H.L.Wendl. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

External links

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References

↑ [http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advAuthorSearch.do?find_abbreviation=H.L.Wendl. "Author Query for 'H.L.Wendl.'"]. International Plant Names Index.

Hall, Norman (1984). Botanists of Australian Acacia. CSIRO, Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-03734-9.

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Persondata
Name	Wendlands, Heinrich Ludolph Ludwig
Alternative names
Short description	botanist
Date of birth	29 April 1791
Place of birth	Hanover
Date of death	15 July 1869
Place of death	Teplitz, Austria

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