Family: Fabaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Grows, and could potentially spread, in regions with tropical climates
  
• A shade-tolerant, understory tree that could potentially establish in intact forests
  
• N-fixing (could affect soil nutrient levels)
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• Seeds dispersed by gravity, water, and through intentional cultivation by people

Low Risk Traits:

• Widely cultivated, with no reports of naturalization or invasiveness
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Pollinated by hummingbirds (lack of effective pollinators may limit seed set)
  
• Slow growing
  
• Relatively large pods and seeds may limit long distant, or accidental dispersal
  
• Seeds reported to lose viability quickly (may limit ability to form a seed bank)