Family: Marantaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
  
• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Naturalized on Oahu, Hawaii, and Maui islands, as well as Puerto Rico and potentially elsewhere
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Reproduces by seeds and vegetatively by rhizomes
  
• May be self-compatible
  
• Seeds dispersed by ants, possibly by birds and intentionally by people
  
• Seeds, if produced, may persist in the soil

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Ornamental
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Requires specialized pollinators
  
• Limited seed production may reduce risk of inadvertent dispersal