Family: Arecaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Other Chamaedorea species have become weedy or invasive
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil conditions (and potentially able to exploit many different habitat types)
  
• Dispersed by people and potentially birds or other animals

Low Risk Traits:

• No evidence of naturalization or invasiveness found
  
• Unarmed (no spines or thorns)
  
• Landscaping and ornamental value
  
• Long-time to reproductive maturity
  
• Relatively large fruits and seeds unlikely to be dispersed accidentally