Family: Ochnaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Environmental versatility (elevation range exceeds 1000 m)
  
• Related Ochna species can be highly invasive
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds and possibly by water

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of naturalization or invasiveness have been documented
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Landscaping and ornamental value
  
• Slow growth rate and long time to maturity
  
• Relatively large fruit and seeds unlikely to be inadvertently dispersed
  
• Seed viability is relatively short (will not form a persistent seed bank)