Family: Rubiaceae

Warszewiczia coccinea (chaconia, pride of Trinidad and Tobago) is native to Trinidad and Tobago. It is often used as an ornamental plant in landscaping, as well as being used as a ground cover and container plant. The plant can be used for light cabinet making and tool handles. The wood is used for fuel and to make charcoal. It is the national flower of Trindad and Tobago. This plant has not been documented as naturalized in any Hawaiian Islands to date.

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Reproduces by wind-dispersed seeds

Low Risk Traits:

• No confirmed reports of invasiveness or naturalization
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Self-incompatible
  
• Pollinated by butterflies and hummingbirds, which may minimize seed set where cultivated outside native range
  
• Not reported to spread vegetatively