Hermann Wendland

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Hermann Wendland (1825 in Herrenhausen - 1903) was a German botanist and gardener.

He was a noted authority on the family Arecaceae (palms), on which he published a major monograph which formed the basis for the modern classification of the family, including many of the generic names currently in use.

The South American palm genus Wendlandiella is named after him.

Publications

Die Königlichen Gärten zu Herrenhausen bei Hannover (Hannover, 1852)
Index palmarum, cyclanthearum, pandanearum, cycadearum, quae in hortis europaeis coluntur (Hannover, 1854).

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PACSOA biography

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

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

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 20461119 LCCN: no2010035998 GND: 117572055

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Name	Wendland, Hermann
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Short description	German botanist
Date of birth	1825
Place of birth
Date of death	1903
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