Family: Euphorbiaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Able to grow in tropical climates
  
• Possibly naturalized (confirmation needed)
  
• Other Macaranga species are invasive
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds and intentionally by people
  
• Limited ecological information limits accuracy of risk prediction

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Ornamental
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively
  
• Dioecious (requires male and female plants to reproduce)