Family: Phyllanthaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Broad climate suitability
- Able to grow in temperate to tropical climates
- Other Phyllanthus species are invasive
- Reproduces by seeds
- Fleshy-fruited, and presumably dispersed by birds and other frugivorous animals
- Gaps in biological and ecological information reduce confidence in risk prediction
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization, but no evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Valued for medicinal uses within native range