Family: Arecaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Possibly naturalizing on American Samoa
  
• Shade-tolerant (may be able to spread into intact forests)
  
• May be able to hybridize with other Clinostigma species
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds, flying foxes and intentionally by people
  
• Limited ecological information makes accurate risk prediction difficult

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness or naturalization (with the possible exception of American Samoa), but no evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Ornamental
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively
  
• Reaches maturity in 7+ years