Family: Arecaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Other Arenga species may be invasive
- Fruit may be toxic if consumed by humans
- Seeds presumably dispersed by birds and intentionally by people
- May spread by suckering
- Limited ecological information makes accurate risk prediction difficult
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization, but no evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
- Ornamental