Family: Boraginaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
  
• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Naturalized on Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, Mauritius and Florida
  
• Regarded as invasive in Mauritius, but negative impacts have not been specified
  
• Other Cordia species have become invasive
  
• Demonstrates allelopathic properties on lettuce in lab settings (field confirmation needed)
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds, frugivorous mammals and intentionally by people
  
• Capable of spreading vegetatively by stumps and branches
  
• Able to coppice and resprout after cutting (and may require herbicide application for effective control)

Low Risk Traits:

• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Provides fodder for livestock
  
• Edible fruit
  
• Ornamental and medicinal uses
  
• Reaches maturity in 4-5 years
  
• Seeds may lose viability quickly