Family: Boraginaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Naturalized on Hawaii island (Hawaiian Islands)
- Other Cordia species are invasive
- May have low palatability to browsing animals (persists in areas with feral ungulates)
- Alternate host of the Lobate Lac Scale (Paratachardina pseudolobata) in Hawaii, along with several other tree species
- Tolerates many soil types (Not substrate limited)
- Reproduces by seeds
- Limited self-compatibility (autogamous with low seed set)
- Seeds dispersed by birds, other frugivorous animals and intentionally by people
- Sticky fruit pulp could potentially result in external dispersal
- Gaps in biological and ecological information may reduce accuracy of risk prediction
Low Risk Traits:
- No evidence of negative impacts outside native range to date
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Grows in full sun (shade may limit spread)
- Not reported to spread vegetatively