Heinrich Wendland

Heinrich Ludolph (Ludwig) Wendland (29 April 1791, in Hanover – 15 July 1869, in 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