Family: Rubiaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Natural elevation range exceeds 1000 m
- Thrives in tropical climates
- Possibly toxic to animals and people
- Shade-tolerant
- Self-compatible
- May reach maturity in 2 years
- Fleshy-fruited: Fruits consumed and seeds dispersed by birds and mammals
Low Risk Traits:
- No evidence of naturalization or invasiveness, but no evidence that it has been widely planted outside native range
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
- No evidence of vegetative spread
- Ornamental and ethnobotanical value