Family: Sapindaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Naturalized on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii (Hawaiian Islands)
- Regarded as weedy, and a landscape nuisance, in the Hawaiian Islands, with potential negative impacts to native ecosystems
- Some people may be allergic to flowering trees
- Moderately shade tolerant
- Tolerates many soil types
- Capable of forming monotypic stands in parts of native range
- Reproduces by seeds
- Seeds dispersed by birds, other frugivorous animal, possibly by water and intentionally by people
Low Risk Traits:
- Despite naturalization and reports of weediness, also regarded as a desirable street tree in urban settings
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Not reported to spread vegetatively
- Slow-growing, and reported to reach maturity in 4+ years
- Seeds are non-dormant, lose viability rapidly, and presumably will not form a persistent seed bank
