The silk floss tree is a species of deciduous tree native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America. It has several local common names, such as palo borracho, samu'ũ or paineira. In Bolivia, it is called toborochi, meaning "tree of refuge" or "sheltering tree". It belongs to the same family as the baobab and the kapok. Another tree of the same genus, Ceiba chodatii, is often referred to by the same common names.
Also called the Silk Floss Tree, Palo Borracho is a lively wand wood and one which is known to have a mild but distinct inclination towards Seers and Healers. Such wands also are linked to survivors, and it is said that no one who could have been saved has ever died at the end of a Healers Palo Borracho wand, with even untrained wizards with this wand wood often able to cast surprisingly powerful healing spells.