Family: Acanthaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Suited to tropical/subtropical climates (USDA zones 10–11)
  
• Native to India and widely cultivated as an ornamental outside its range
  
• Congeneric (T. alata) is invasive in Australia
  
• Woody climbing vine with smothering growth habit
  
• Intentionally dispersed by people
  
• Produces viable seed; can propagate by cuttings and layering
  
• Subspontaneous in secondary vegetation (Mascarene Islands)

Low Risk Traits:

• No evidence of naturalization, or weed status
  
• No spines, toxins, allelopathy, or parasitism
  
• No shade tolerance; prefers full sun to part shade
  
• Narrow soil preference (fertile, well-drained)
  
• Low seed output (4 seeds per capsule)
  
• No evidence of herbicide tolerance or benefit from mutilation