Family: Bignoniaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Grows in tropical climates
- Naturalized on Oahu, Hawaiian Islands and in Florida
- Cited as an environmental weed (but no impacts specified)
- Reproduces by seeds
- Seeds dispersed by wind, possibly birds and intentionally by people
- Reaches maturity in 3+ years
- Limited ecological information limits accuracy of risk prediction
Low Risk Traits:
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
- Ornamental
- May have limited shade tolerance