Family: Fabaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Naturalized in Hilo, Hawaii, Sub-Saharan Africa, Papua New Guinea and possibly elsewhere (including American Samoa)
  
• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Can grow from elevations of 0-2000 m within native range
  
• Other Flemingia species have also become naturalized
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil conditions (and potentially able to exploit many different habitat types)
  
• N-fixing (may alter soil chemistry)
  
• Self-compatible
  
• Produces flowers and seed within 6-7 months from planting
  
• Seeds dispersed from dehiscing pods (and possibly short distances by wind)
  
• Able to coppice and continuously resprout after cutting

Low Risk Traits:

• Despite ability to spread, no negative impacts have been documented
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Fodder tree
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Medicinal uses
  
• Used for soil improvement and as a source of fuelwood
  
• Timber tree
  
• Seeds may not persist in the soil or form a long-lived seed bank