Family: Lecythidaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Possibly naturalized
  
• Poisonous if ingested and handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Self-compatible
  
• Spreads vegetatively by suckering
  
• Seeds dispersed by pigs and other mammals

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness
  
• Ornamental and medicinal uses
  
• Long time to reproductive maturity (10+ years)
  
• Seeds will not form a persistent seed bank