Effects of a funnel-shaped canopy on rainfall redistribution and plant water acquisition in a banana (Musa spp.) plantation

•This study investigated the eco-hydrological influence of banana plantation.•Most (71.8 %) of the gross rainfall was distributed by canopy throughfall.•Banana trees absorbed 72.3 % of their water from the 0−30 cm soil stratum.•Horizontal water acquisition was varying below the canopy of banana trees.