Family: Sapotaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Congeneric weed (e.g., P. campechiana invasive in Florida)
  
• Host for recognized pests & pathogens (fruit flies, trunk borer)
  
• Tolerates wide range of soil conditions
  
• Self-compatible (some trees)
  
• Seeds survive passage through gut (dispersed by primates, potentially pigs)
  
• Intentional dispersal by people (cultivated as fruit tree)
  
• Produces viable seed
  
• Fast germination (15–45 days)
  
• Possibly shade tolerant

Low Risk Traits:

• Not naturalized beyond native range
  
• No spines, thorns, or burrs
  
• No evidence of toxicity to animals or humans
  
• No fire hazard (wet forest habitat)
  
• No vegetative spread
  
• Not wind-dispersed
  
• Not bird-dispersed (fruit too large)
  
• No external animal dispersal
  
• No prolific seed production
  
• No persistent seed bank (recalcitrant seeds)