Family: Arecaceae

A solitary palm tree endemic to the Vanuatu rainforests. The open crown sits atop a slender trunk. The winin palm is fast-growing and shade tolerant. It requires little care and drops little to no rubbish.

Plant Uses:

• Container plant
• Ornamental
• Specimen

Plant Dangers:

• Unknown

High Risk Traits:

• Repeated introductions outside native range (Belize, Florida, Hawaiʻi)
  
• Self-compatible (monoecious, self-pollinating)
  
• Intentionally dispersed by people (horticultural palm)
  
• Bird-dispersed (orange to red fruit)
  
• Dispersed by other animals (seeds regurgitated by birds)

Low Risk Traits:

• No naturalization or weediness recorded
  
• No spines, toxins, or allelopathic properties
  
• No fire hazard (single-trunk palm)
  
• Narrow soil tolerance (limestone or sandy alluvial)
  
• No seed bank (Arecaceae)
  
• Large seeds limit unintentional dispersal
  
• Not wind-, water-, or contaminant-dispersed
  
• Low seed production (large seeds)