H._Wendl.

Hermann Wendland

Hermann Wendland

German botanist and gardener (1825–1903)

Hermann Wendland (October 11, 1825 in Herrenhausen – January 12, 1903 in Hanover) 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).

Taxonomist

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

References

  1. [1]
    International Plant Names Index.  H.Wendl.


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