Family: Burseraceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating some environmental versatility
  
• Naturalized in Kona, Hawaii and possibly naturalized in Bermuda
  
• Branches break easily
  
• Combustible resin in bark and wood could increase fire risk
  
• Facultatively Shade-tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Reported to form pure stands
  
• Can reproduce vegetatively
  
• Viable seeds dispersed by birds and other frugivorous animals
  
• Regenerates swiftly after cutting and fires

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of detrimental impacts or invasiveness to date (but not widely cultivated)
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Fodder tree (palatable to grazing animals)
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Ornamental
  
• Reaches maturity in 5-15 years
  
• Mostly self-incompatible (selfing rare)