Family: Fabaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
  
• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Naturalized on Hawaii Island and Puerto Rico
  
• Described as an aggressive colonizer
  
• Tolerates shade
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds, mammals and intentionally by people
  
• Prolific seed production
  
• Orthodox seeds possess physical dormancy and may form a persistent seed bank (longevity in soil unknown)
  
• Able to coppice and resprout after cutting

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness outside native range
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Provides fodder for livestock
  
• Seeds with edible and medicinal uses
  
• Ornamental
  
• Self-incompatible
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively
  
• Reaches maturity in 6-10 years
  
• Relatively large pods and seeds unlikely to be accidentally dispersed