Family: Arecaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Suited to tropical/subtropical climates
  
• Tolerates diverse soil types
  
• Fleshy fruits potentially bird-dispersed
  
• Fire-tolerant

Low Risk Traits:

• Not naturalized outside native range
  
• No weed history
  
• No weedy congeners (monotypic genus)
  
• Lacks spines/thorns
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Requires full sun (shade-intolerant)
  
• Dioecious (requires male and female plants)
  
• Slow-growing with late maturity
  
• Low seed production
  
• Short-lived seeds (no persistent seed bank)
  
• Limited dispersal mechanisms