Family: Fabaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Grows in tropical climates
- Other Erythrina species have become invasive
- Some spines or thorns present on tree
- Unpalatable (deer resistant)
- Reported to be toxic to animals and people
- Tolerates many soil types
- N-fixing (modifies soil chemistry)
- Intentionally spread by people
- May resprout after cutting
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization outside native range
- Prefers full sun (dense shade may prevent any potential for spread into intact forests)
- A sterile hybrid unlikely to spread without human assistance
- Not reported to spread vegetatively