Family: Apocynaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Grows in tropical climates
- Seeds toxic to animals and people
- Tolerates many soil types
- Shrub or liana (and potentially capable of climbing and possibly smothering other vegetation)
- Reproduces by wind-dispersed seeds
- Gaps in biological and ecological information may reduce accuracy of risk prediction
Low Risk Traits:
- No reports of invasiveness or naturalization, but no evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Grows in full sun, which may limit ability to spread into dense forest
- Not reported to spread vegetatively
- Slow growing when young, reaching maturity after 3+ years