Family: Rubiaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Grown in tropical gardens outside its native range
  
• Intentionally dispersed by people as an ornamental
  
• Propagules adapted for water dispersal (found along streams/rivers)
  
• Propagules dispersed by birds and other animals (parrots, monkeys)

Low Risk Traits:

• No naturalization
  
• No spines, thorns, or burrs
  
• No evidence of allelopathic, parasitic, or toxic properties
  
• Requires specialist pollinators (hawkmoths) for effective pollination
  
• Self-incompatible (low fruit/flower ratio)
  
• Large fruit not likely to be dispersed unintentionally or as a contaminant