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 died in Teplice, Bohemia on 15 July 1869.