Family: Euphorbiaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Allelopathic
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Reproduces by seeds
  
• Seeds presumably dispersed by birds, 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 no evidence of widespread introduction outside native range
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Dioecious
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively