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