Family: Fabaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Potentially allelopathic
- Tolerates many soil types
- N-fixing (may alter soil chemistry)
- Reproduces by seeds
- Seeds dispersed by mammals and intentionally by people
- Seeds with a hard seed coat; likely forms a persistent seed bank
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Palatable to grazing animals
- Non-toxic
- Ornamental
- Prefers full sun and high light environments
- Not reported to spread vegetatively
- Reaches maturity in 5+ years
- Pods and seeds unlikely to be accidentally dispersed
