Family: Rubiaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Reproduces by wind-dispersed seeds
Low Risk Traits:
- No confirmed reports of invasiveness or naturalization
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Non-toxic
- Self-incompatible
- Pollinated by butterflies and hummingbirds, which may minimize seed set where cultivated outside native range
- Not reported to spread vegetatively