Family: Araliaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Roots may damage pavement
  
• Other Schefflera species are invasive
  
• May cause contact dermatitis
  
• Trees, small, at first erect, later becoming lofty climbers (potential to smother supporting vegetation)
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds, possibly other animals and intentionally by people
  
• Gaps in biological and ecological information may reduce accuracy of risk prediction

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness or naturalization, but limited evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Ornamental
  
• Herbicides used to control other invasive Schefflera species would likely be effective if needed