Family: Hernandiaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Seeds are skin irritant; leaves and seeds may cause purging/dizziness if eaten
- Tolerates shade (rainforest emergent)
Low Risk Traits:
- No evidence of naturalization outside native range
- No weediness reported
- No spines, thorns, or burrs
- No field allelopathy
- No toxicity to animals
- No dense thickets
- No vegetative fragmentation
- Large fruit (1.5–3 cm) limits accidental dispersal
- No prolific seed production
- No persistent seed bank
