Family: Arecaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Other Chamaedorea species have become weedy or invasive
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Seeds probably dispersed by birds, frugivorous mammals and intentionally by people

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness or naturalization
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Ornamental
  
• Dioecious
  
• Requires specialized pollinators
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively
  
• Slow growth rate and long time to reproductive maturity
  
• Limited seed set in cultivation