Family: Gentianaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Broad climate suitability – thrives in tropical wet forests and ridge habitats
  
• Intentional dispersal – widely used as an ornamental
  
• Vertebrate dispersal – fruits dispersed by birds and fruit bats
  
• Gut passage survival – seeds survive passage through frugivores

Low Risk Traits:

• No naturalization – no evidence of spread outside native range
  
• Not a weed – no record as agricultural, environmental, or garden weed
  
• No structural defenses – lacks spines, thorns, or burrs
  
• Non-toxic – no evidence of toxicity to animals or humans
  
• No shade tolerance – prefers sunny to partially shaded sites
  
• Limited soil tolerance – requires well-drained soils
  
• Tree growth habit – does not climb or smother vegetation
  
• Does not form dense thickets – no evidence of monospecific stands