Family: Arecaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Repeated introductions outside native range (popular ornamental)
  
• Shade tolerant at some life stage
  
• Produces viable seed
  
• Intentionally dispersed by people
  
• Propagules water-dispersed
  
• Propagules bird-dispersed
  
• Propagules survive passage through gut

Low Risk Traits:

• No evidence of naturalization outside native range
  
• No evidence of weed status
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• No evidence of allelopathy or parasitism
  
• Mostly disease resistant
  
• Dioecious (self-incompatible)
  
• No vegetative reproduction
  
• Long minimum generative time (4+ years)
  
• No persistent seed bank (seeds desiccation-sensitive)