In nearly any habitat one can usually find a few Papayas growing. View the NPSF database record . This member of the pea family Fabaceae is often given the name of another exotic Cassia bicapsularis . One plant at Fern Forest has climbed 10 meters into the canopy of a Strangler Fig . View the NPSF database record .
Birds help disperse the fruits.
The seedlings will also germinate in profusion at the foot of the parent. The real threat is, that this shrub invades intact hammock and is thriving in deep shade. The exotic Jambolan Plum Syzygium cumini is doing the same. Lantana camara View the NPSF database record . The orange or pink flowers of this member of the Verbenaceae family often share a multicolored inflorescence.