Family: Bignoniaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Tolerates shade at younger growth stages
- Tolerates many soil types
- Reproduces by seeds, by suckering and coppicing
- Seeds dispersed by wind, water and people
- Rapid growth rate
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization, but no evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
- Provides fodder for livestock
- Ornamental, medicinal and edible uses
- Requires specialized pollinators (fruit-bats)
- Self-incompatible
- Seed set is low