Family: Fabaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Naturalized in Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka and elsewhere (but no evidence in the Hawaiian Islands to date)
- An environmental weed in Sri Lanka, reducing diversity in native forest
- Resin can cause an allergic reaction
- Shade-tolerant
- Tolerates many soil types
- Forms monotypic stands in Sri Lanka
- N-fixing (can modify soil chemistry)
- Reproduces by seeds
- Self-pollinating
- Seeds dispersed by wind, water and intentionally by people
Low Risk Traits:
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Ornamental
- Not reported to spread vegetatively
- Reaches maturity in 5+ years
- Herbicides may provide effective control