Family: Moraceae

High Risk Traits:

• Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
  
• Grows in tropical climates
  
• Naturalized on Oahu (Hawaiian Islands)
  
• Latex toxic; latex and sawdust a skin irritant
  
• Seedlings and saplings are shade tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Reproduces by seed
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds, other animals and intentionally by people
  
• Reported to resprout after fires in Australia; other reports suggest trees are not resistant to fire

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness or naturalization (with the exception of Oahu), but no evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Provides fodder for livestock (palatable despite reports of toxicity)
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively
  
• Seeds lose viability quickly