Banana Banana A banana is an edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus "Musa". In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguishing them from dessert bananas. 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. Almost all modern edible seedless (parthenocarp) bananas come from two wild
Red banana is a triploid cultivar of the wild banana "Musa acuminata", belonging to the Cavendish group (AAA). Its official designation is "Musa acuminata" (AAA Group). Synonyms include: It is known in English as red Dacca, red banana, Claret banana, Cavendish banana "Cuban Red", Jamaican red banana, and red Cavendish banana. It is also known under a variety of common names in other countries, including the following: Red bananas should have a deep red or maroon rind when ripe, and are best eaten when unbruised and slightly soft. This variety contains more beta carotene and vitamin C than yellow banana. It also