Family: Malvaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Possibly naturalized in Jamaica
  
• Tolerates sand, loam, and clay
  
• Produces viable seeds (80% germination after 13 months)
  
• Intentionally dispersed as ornamental
  
• Wind-dispersed seeds (fibrous, kapok-like)
  
• Persistent seed bank (>1 year viability)

Low Risk Traits:

• No weediness
  
• No spines, thorns, or burrs
  
• No allelopathy, parasitism, toxicity, or fire hazard
  
• Not shade tolerant (requires full sun)
  
• No vegetative spread
  
• Requires specialist pollinators (bats and orioles)
  
• No water, bird, animal, or contaminant dispersal
  
• Minimum generative time: 4+ years