Banana pop art Warhol style print Rolled canvas: 2" extra border for stretching. stretched canvas: 1 1/2" thick stretcher with black sides - ready to hang. A banana is an edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. (In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called plantains.) The fruit is variable in size, color and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe. The fruits grow in clusters hanging from the top of the plant. The term "banana" is also used as the common name for the plants which produce the fruit. Signed and dated