Family: Euphorbiaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Broad elevation range (>1000 m)
- Another species, Dalechampia scandens, regarded as a high risk, invasive species in Florida and the Galapagos
- Vegetative parts with stinging hairs
- Possibly toxic to animals (unverified)
- Sap, and possibly stinging hairs, reported to cause dermatitis in humans
- Climbing, and potentially smothering habit
- Reproduces by explosively dehisced seeds
- Self-compatible
- Explosively dehisced seeds dispersed by gravity, possibly water, and through intentional cultivation
- Gaps in biological and ecological information may reduce accuracy of risk prediction
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization, but extent of introduction and cultivation outside native range is unclear
- Specialized pollinator requirements may limit seed set in areas lacking resin-collecting bees