Family: Anacardiaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Naturalized in Hawaii, Fiji, and Tonga
  
• Grows in tropical & subtropical climates
  
• Environmentally versatile (wide soil & climate tolerance)
  
• History of repeated introductions outside native range
  
• Considered a garden/amenity nuisance (staining, falling fruit, vermin attraction)
  
• Toxic/skin irritant to humans (sap, smoke)
  
• Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions
  
• Hybridizes naturally
  
• Self-compatible (at least in some cultivars)
  
• Dispersed intentionally by people
  
• Tolerates severe pruning

Low Risk Traits:

• Not an agricultural/forestry weed
  
• No spines, thorns, or burrs
  
• Not allelopathic (no negative allelopathy)
  
• Shade intolerant
  
• No vegetative spread in the wild
  
• No wind, water, or external animal dispersal
  
• No persistent seed bank (seeds lose viability quickly)
  
• Not prolific seed production