It is the fiber or mota produced the ceiba tree. In countries Anglo-Saxons are tells kapok, Capok or Kapok, ceiba tree. It is a very soft fiber and looks like the WAD of cotton, although of yellowish color. The ceiba tree also receives other common names such as ceibo, lupuna, mapajo, bonga or bongo, pochote or kapok. Its scientific name is Ceiba pentandra and belongs to the family Malvaceae (formerly in the taxonomic classification contained in the family Bombacaceae).
