Family: Marantaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Reproduces by seeds (rarely in cultivation) and vegetatively by suckers
  
• May be self-compatible
  
• Seeds dispersed by ants and intentionally by people
  
• Seeds, if produced, may persist in the soil
  
• Limited ecological information may limit accuracy of risk prediction

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
  
• Limited fruit and seed production in cultivation
  
• Requires specialized pollinators
  
• Limited seed production reduces risk of inadvertent dispersal