Ceiba pentandra wani nau'in bishiya ne na wurare masu zafi a cikin gidan Malvaceae, wanda aka fi sani da itacen kapok, bishiyar siliki-auduga, ko ceiba. Kalmar "ceiba" ta fito ne daga yaren Taíno, wanda ƴan asalin yankin Caribbean ke magana, kuma yana nufin wannan nau'in bishiya. An samo "Pentandra" daga kalmomin Helenanci "penta" ma'ana "biyar" da "aner" ma'ana "namiji," yana nufin stamens biyar na itace.