JAMAICA. Jamaican Dogwood (Piscidia piscipula) Bark, Cut and Sifted, Wildcrafted Common names: Florida Fishpoison Tree, Fishfuddle, White Dogwood, Chijol, Jabin, Cornouiller de Jamaique, Erythrina Piscipula Family: Fabaceae Jamaican Dogwood is a drought-tolerant tropical deciduous flowering tree, growing up to 50 feet high in sunny locations, native to coastal zones in the Caribbean region. The West Indian Taino tribe, and other Central and South American groups, have used extracts from the tree to becalm fish for easy harvesting. Herbalists prescribe the bark of the tree for its analgesic, antispasmodic, sedative, and anxiolytic properties.