Piscidia erythrina, Linn. (P. piscipula, Sarg. Erythrina piscipula, Linn. Ichthyomethia piscipula, Hitchc.). Fish-poison Tree. Jamaica Dogwood. Lfts. 7-11, opposite, oblong or elliptical, pointed or blunt: fls. purplish white, 1/2 in. across: pod 2-4 in. long, 4 lines broad; seeds 6-8, black. Trop. Amer., especially common in Jamaica. P. L. RICKER.