Family: Apocynaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Seeds, when produced, wind-dispersed
  
• Related species known to coppice and produce root suckers (may make control of naturalizing plants difficult)
  
• Lack of basic biological and ecological information, and limited knowledge outside native range, makes accurate risk prediction difficult

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of naturalization or invasiveness to date
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Palatable to goats and sheep
  
• Landscaping and ornamental value (with showy flowers)