Ceiba pentandra or the Kapok is a species of tropical trees of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae (previously separated in the family Bombacaceae), native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and (as the variety "Ceiba pentandra" var. "guineensis") to tropical west Africa.The normal colours are white and pink flowers it takes 4 weeks to grow a bud.