Heinrich Ludolph (Ludwig) Wendland (29 April 1791, in

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

– 15 July 1869, in

Teplice Teplice () (until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; german: Teplitz-Schönau or ''Teplitz'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 49,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest Czech spa town, after Karlovy Vary. The his ...

) was a

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

who authored a number of ''

Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...

'' species. Heinrich Wendland was born on 29 April 1791 into a family well known in botany. His father

Johann Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

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 The Herrenhausen Gardens (german: Herrenhäuser Gärten, ) of Herrenhausen Palace, located in Herrenhausen, an urban district of Lower Saxony's capital of Hanover are made up of the Great Garden (), the Berggarten, the Georgengarten and th ...

at Herrenhausen, today part of

. In 1820 he published "Commentatio de Acacias aphyllii", in which he authored a number of new ''Acacia'' species. He died in

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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 ''Acacia cochlearis'', commonly known as the rigid wattle, is a shrub of the genus ''Acacia'' and the subgenus ''Plurinerves''. It is native to an area along the coast from the Goldfields-Esperance to the Mid West regions of Western Australia. ...

'' (Labill.) H.L.Wendl.
Rigid Wattle ** ''

Acacia saligna ''Acacia saligna'', commonly known by various names including coojong, golden wreath wattle, orange wattle, blue-leafed wattle, Western Australian golden wattle, and, in Africa, Port Jackson willow, is a small tree in the family (biology), fami ...

'' (Labill.) H.L.Wendl.
Coojong ** ''

Acacia willdenowiana ''Acacia willdenowiana'' is a shrub belonging to the genus ''Acacia''. The plant is also commonly known as wattle grass, grass wattle or two-winged acacia. It is native to the south west of Western Australia. Description The shrub has erect and ...

'' H.L.Wendl.
Grass Wattle ** '' Buddleja glomerata'' H.L.Wendl.
Karoo Sagewood

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wendland, Heinrich Ludolph 1791 births 1869 deaths Scientists from Hanover University of Göttingen alumni 19th-century German botanists