Family: Arecaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Grows and could spread in regions with tropical climates
- Shade tolerant
- Tolerates many soil types
- Reproduces by seeds
- Self-fertile
- Seeds dispersed by birds and through intentional cultivation
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of naturalization or invasiveness
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Non-toxic
- Slow growing
- Relatively large seeds unlikely to be dispersed long distances by birds present in the Hawaiian Islands
- Fruit and seed size may limit long distance, or accidental dispersal