Family: Acanthaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Elevation range exceeds 1000 m, demonstrating environmental versatility
  
• Acanthaceae family with many invasive species
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• Seeds ejected ballistically and possibly dispersed short distances by wind
  
• Lack of basic biological and ecological information, and limited knowledge outside native range, makes accurate risk prediction difficult

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of naturalization or invasiveness to date
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Palatable to cattle
  
• Ornamental