Family: Arecaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Possible host of lethal yellowing disease of palms.
  
• Fleshy-fruits adapted for bird and mammal dispersal

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of naturalization or invasiveness elsewhere in the world
  
• Will only grow in warm, tropical climates
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Landscaping and ornamental value
  
• Slow growing and slow to reach maturity (4+ years)
  
• Single-trunked and not known to spread vegetatively