Norman Willison Simmonds

British botanist (1922-2002).

Norman Willison Simmonds FRSE FIB FLS (5 or 15 December 1922 – 4 January 2002) was a British botanist. He was a world authority on the cultivation of bananas. He was the first non-American to be awarded the Bronx-based Society for Economic Botany's Distinguished Economic Botanist Award.

Abbreviations: N.W.Simmonds
Occupations: botanist
Dates: 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z – 2002-01-24T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 8 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 10 plants, 0 fungi

8 plants attributed, 2 plants contributed to10 plants:

Musa ingens (Giant Highland Banana) N.W.Simmonds 1960
plant species in the musaceae family
The plant species Musa ingens, also known as the giant highland banana or Oem, is the physically largest member of the family Musaceae and the only member of the section Ingentimusa. Growing in the tropical montane forests of New Guinea - Arfak Mountains Regency in Indonesia, its leaves can reach a length of 5 m (16 ft) and a width of 1 m (39 in). This, the largest herbaceous plant on earth, was completely unknown to science prior to 1960.
Musa beccarii (Pisang Tajak) N.W.Simmonds 1960
plant species in the musaceae family
Musa beccarii is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), found in Malaysia, in Sabah (in the northern part of the island of Borneo). It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa).
Musa schizocarpa N.W.Simmonds 1957
plant species in the musaceae family
Musa schizocarpa is a species of wild banana (genus Musa). It is native to New Guinea.
Musa cheesmanii (Cheesman's Banana) N.W.Simmonds 1957
plant species in the musaceae family
Musa cheesmanii is a species of wild banana (genus Musa), commonly found from Myanmar to northeast India. They were discovered in 1955 by N.W. Simmons on a banana expedition. Locally they are referred to by the name Lungkang (Lumkong).
Musa flaviflora N.W.Simmonds 1957
plant species in the musaceae family
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Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis (Wild Malaysian Banana) (Ridl.) N.W.Simmonds 1957
plant subspecies in the musaceae family
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Musa acuminata ssp. siamea N.W.Simmonds 1957
plant subspecies in the musaceae family
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Musa acuminata ssp. microcarpa (Becc.) N.W.Simmonds 1957
plant subspecies in the musaceae family
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Musa peekelii ssp. angustigemma (N.W.Simmonds) Argent 1976
plant subspecies in the musaceae family
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Musa maclayi var. erecta (N.W.Simmonds) Argent 1976
plant variety in the musaceae family
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