Family: Clusiaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Other Garcinia species may be weedy or invasive
- Shade-tolerant
- Tolerates many soil types
- Reproduces by seed
- Reaches maturity in 2-3 years
- Seeds dispersed by frugivorous mammals and intentionally by people
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Edible fruit
- Ornamental
- Dioecious
- Not reported to spread vegetatively
- Fruit and seeds relatively large and unlikely to be accidentally dispersed
- Seeds lose viability quickly (unlikely to form persistent seed bank)
