Heinrich Wendland
Appearance
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
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heinrich Ludolph Wendland.
References
- Hall, Norman (1984). Botanists of Australian Acacia. CSIRO, Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-03734-9.