Family: Rubiaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Reported to be naturalized in Nigeria
- Reproduces by seeds
- Seeds dispersed by birds, fruit-eating mammals and intentionally by people
- Limited ecological information reduces accuracy of risk prediction
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness, but limited evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Foliage palatable to browsing animals
- Ornamental
- Thrives in full sun (may limit ability to spread into intact forest)
- Not reported to spread vegetatively