Famil: Arecaceae Taxo: Dpsis cabadae Som: Chrsalidocarpus cabadae H. E. Moore Commo Name: cabada palm Questioaire : curret 20090513 Status: Assessor Approved Assessor: Assessor Desigatio: L Data Etr Perso: Assessor WRA Score 0 101 Is the species highl domesticated? =-3, =0 102 Has the species become aturalized where grow? =1, =-1 103 Does the species have weed races? =1, =-1 201 Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) - If islad is primaril wet habitat, the (0-low; 1-itermediate; 2- High substitute "wet tropical" for "tropical or subtropical" high) (See Appedix 2) 202 Qualit of climate match data (0-low; 1-itermediate; 2- Low high) (See Appedix 2) 203 Broad climate suitabilit (evirometal versatilit) =1, =0 204 Native or aturalized i regios with tropical or subtropical climates =1, =0 205 Does the species have a histor of repeated itroductios outside its atural rage? =-2,?=-1, =0 301 Naturalized beod ative rage = 1*multiplier (see Appedix 2), = questio 205 302 Garde/ameit/disturbace weed =0, = 1*multiplier (see Appedix 2) 303 Agricultural/forestr/horticultural weed =0, = 2*multiplier (see Appedix 2) 304 Evirometal weed =0, = 2*multiplier (see Appedix 2) 305 Cogeeric weed =0, = 1*multiplier (see Appedix 2) 401 Produces spies, thors or burrs =1, =0 402 Allelopathic =1, =0 403 Parasitic =1, =0 404 Upalatable to grazig aimals =1, =-1 405 Toxic to aimals =1, =0 406 Host for recogized pests ad pathoges =1, =0 407 Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humas =1, =0 408 Creates a fire hazard i atural ecosstems =1, =0 409 Is a shade tolerat plat at some stage of its life ccle =1, =0 410 Tolerates a wide rage of soil coditios (or limestoe coditios if ot a volcaic islad) =1, =0 411 Climbig or smotherig growth habit =1, =0 Prit Date: 10/20/2013 Dpsis cabadae (Arecaceae) Page 1 of 6
412 Forms dese thickets =1, =0 501 Aquatic =5, =0 502 Grass =1, =0 503 Nitroge fixig wood plat =1, =0 504 Geophte (herbaceous with udergroud storage orgas -- bulbs, corms, or tubers) =1, =0 601 Evidece of substatial reproductive failure i ative habitat =1, =0 602 Produces viable seed =1, =-1 603 Hbridizes aturall =1, =-1 604 Self-compatible or apomictic =1, =-1 605 Requires specialist polliators =-1, =0 606 Reproductio b vegetative fragmetatio =1, =-1 607 Miimum geerative time (ears) 1 ear = 1, 2 or 3 ears = 0, >3 4+ ears = -1 701 Propagules likel to be dispersed uitetioall (plats growig i heavil trafficked =1, =-1 areas) 702 Propagules dispersed itetioall b people =1, =-1 703 Propagules likel to disperse as a produce cotamiat =1, =-1 704 Propagules adapted to wid dispersal =1, =-1 705 Propagules water dispersed =1, =-1 706 Propagules bird dispersed =1, =-1 707 Propagules dispersed b other aimals (exterall) =1, =-1 708 Propagules survive passage through the gut =1, =-1 801 Prolific seed productio (>1000/m2) =1, =-1 802 Evidece that a persistet propagule bak is formed (>1 r) =1, =-1 803 Well cotrolled b herbicides =-1, =1 804 Tolerates, or beefits from, mutilatio, cultivatio, or fire =1, =-1 805 Effective atural eemies preset locall (e.g. itroduced biocotrol agets) =-1, =1 Desigatio: L WRA Score 0 Prit Date: 10/20/2013 Dpsis cabadae (Arecaceae) Page 2 of 6
Supportig Data: 101 2003. Riffle, R.L./Craft, P.. A Ecclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press, Portlad, OR. 102 2013. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. NA 103 2013. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. NA 201 2003. Riffle, R.L./Craft, P.. A Ecclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press, Portlad, OR. [Is the species highl domesticated? No] "Dpsis cabadae is ot kow i the wild, but its origi is presumed to be Madagascar. Plats were first idetified growig i Cuba." [Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) 2-High] "Dpsis cabadae is ot kow i the wild, but its origi is presumed to be Madagascar. Plats were first idetified growig i Cuba." 201 2013. PACSOA. Palms: Dpsis cabadae. [Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) 2-High] "Util recetl, this http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/dpsis/cabadae.hpalm was ukow i the wild, ol cultivated specimes had bee foud. It has tml ow bee rediscovered i the Comores, ad seed from wild plats has bee widel distributed. " 202 2003. Riffle, R.L./Craft, P.. A Ecclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press, Portlad, OR. 203 2001. Elliso, D./Elliso, A.. Cultivated Palms of the World. UNSW Press, Sde. 203 2003. Riffle, R.L./Craft, P.. A Ecclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press, Portlad, OR. 203 2013. Floridata. Dpsis cabadae. http://www.floridata.com/ref/d/dps_cab.cfm 204 2003. Riffle, R.L./Craft, P.. A Ecclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press, Portlad, OR. 205 2001. Elliso, D./Elliso, A.. Cultivated Palms of the World. UNSW Press, Sde. 301 2003. Riffle, R.L./Craft, P.. A Ecclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press, Portlad, OR. 301 2012. Radall, R.P.. A Global Compedium of Weeds. 2d Editio. Departmet of Agriculture ad Food, Wester Australia 302 2012. Radall, R.P.. A Global Compedium of Weeds. 2d Editio. Departmet of Agriculture ad Food, Wester Australia 303 2012. Radall, R.P.. A Global Compedium of Weeds. 2d Editio. Departmet of Agriculture ad Food, Wester Australia 304 2012. Radall, R.P.. A Global Compedium of Weeds. 2d Editio. Departmet of Agriculture ad Food, Wester Australia 305 2008. Meer, J-Y./Laverge, C./Hodel, D. R.. Time Bombs i Gardes: Ivasive Orametal Palms i Tropical Islads, with Emphasis o Frech Polesia (Pacific Ocea) ad the Mascarees (Idia Ocea). Palms. 52: 71-83. [Qualit of climate match data 0-Low] "Dpsis cabadae is ot kow i the wild, but its origi is presumed to be Madagascar. Plats were first idetified growig i Cuba." [Broad climate suitabilit (evirometal versatilit)? No] "It prefers warmtemperate to tropical climates ad has a moderate to high light eeds." [Broad climate suitabilit (evirometal versatilit)? No] "The palm is teder to cold ad adaptable ol to zoes 10b ad 11, although mature specimes are foud i the most favorable microclimates of 10a." [Broad climate suitabilit (evirometal versatilit)? No] "Hardiess: USDA Zoes 10-11." [Native or aturalized i regios with tropical or subtropical climates? Yes] "Dpsis cabadae is ot kow i the wild, but its origi is presumed to be Madagascar. Plats were first idetified growig i Cuba." [Does the species have a histor of repeated itroductios outside its atural rage? Yes] "Widel cultivated ad kow ol from cultivated specimes, this elegat palm is believed to have origiated i Madagascar." [Naturalized beod ative rage? No] "Dpsis cabadae is ot kow i the wild, but its origi is presumed to be Madagascar. Plats were first idetified growig i Cuba." [Naturalized beod ative rage? No evidece] [Garde/ameit/disturbace weed? No] No evidece [Agricultural/forestr/horticultural weed? No] No evidece [Evirometal weed? No] No evidece [Cogeeric weed? Potetiall] "Seedligs ad sapligs of the golde cae palm D. lutesces, a ver popular palm used for hedges i the gardes of Mauritius ad La Réuio, have bee observed i a streambed ear Sait-Leu (J. Hivert ad C. Fotaie, pers. comm. 2006). Frugivorous birds or water have probabl dispersed the fruits from a garde dow to the valle bottom." "However, two of these are reported ad kow as ivasive (D. lutesces ad R. regia), ad the other two are alread aturalized i tropical regios or islads (A. cuighamiaa ad S. romazoffiaa)." [Clearl able to aturalize, but impacts uspecified i this publicatio] Prit Date: 10/20/2013 Dpsis cabadae (Arecaceae) Page 3 of 6
401 2013. Floridata. Dpsis cabadae. http://www.floridata.com/ref/d/dps_cab.cfm [Produces spies, thors or burrs? No] "The cabada palm grows taller tha the commo areca - up to 30 ft (9 m) versus 20 ft (6 m). As with the areca palm, cabada palm has a clusterig habit with each stem holdig 6 to 10 piatel shaped deep gree leaves. Each leaf is 8-10 ft (2.4-3 m) i legth with 2 ft (60 cm) log leaflets. Although the cabada palm's leaves arch like those of the areca palm, the are held a bit more stiffl to the truk, givig the cabada palm a ver statel ad majestic appearace. The cabada palm has short petioles ad a log gre gree crowshaft. However it is the truk that reall sets this palm apart. The truk has a smooth gree appearace with promiet whitish gre rigs similar to bamboo." 402 2013. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. [Allelopathic? Ukow] No evidece of allelopath reported 403 2013. USDA ARS Natioal Geetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Iformatio Network - (GRIN). http://www.ars-gri.gov/cgibi/pgs/html/idex.pl [Parasitic? No] 404 2013. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. [Upalatable to grazig aimals? Ukow] 405 2006. Zoa, S.. Caogeesis i hearts of palm (Arecaceae). Tropical Sciece. 46(3): 180 184. 405 2008. Wagstaff, D.J.. Iteratioal poisoous plats checklist: a evidece-based referece. CRC Press, Boca Rato, FL 406 2003. Riffle, R.L./Craft, P.. A Ecclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press, Portlad, OR. 407 2008. Wagstaff, D.J.. Iteratioal poisoous plats checklist: a evidece-based referece. CRC Press, Boca Rato, FL 407 2013. Floridata. Dpsis cabadae. http://www.floridata.com/ref/d/dps_cab.cfm 408 2003. Riffle, R.L./Craft, P.. A Ecclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press, Portlad, OR. 409 2013. Floridata. Dpsis cabadae. http://www.floridata.com/ref/d/dps_cab.cfm 409 20136. Dave's Garde. PlatFiles: Cabada Palm - Dpsis cabadae. http://davesgarde.com/guides/pf/go/67064/ 410 2013. Floridata. Dpsis cabadae. http://www.floridata.com/ref/d/dps_cab.cfm 411 2001. Elliso, D./Elliso, A.. Cultivated Palms of the World. UNSW Press, Sde. 412 2003. Riffle, R.L./Craft, P.. A Ecclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press, Portlad, OR. 501 2013. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. [Aquatic? No] Terrestrial palm [Toxic to aimals? No evidece] "Fresh hearts of palm were tested for caogeic glcosides; two species of the geus Dpsis were caogeic." "The geus Dpsis is largel cofied to Madagascar, where ma species are harvested from the wild, although oe of the species tested are kow to be harvested for palm heart or avoided because of bitter taste or supposed toxicit (Drasfield ad Beetje 1995)." [Toxic to aimals? No evidece] [Host for recogized pests ad pathoges?] "The species is slightl susceptible to lethal ellowig disease." [Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humas? No evidece] [Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humas? No evidece] "The red fruits are about 1/2 i (1 cm) log ad are ot a ski irritat as are some palm fruits." [Creates a fire hazard i atural ecosstems? No evidece] "Dpsis cabadae is ot kow i the wild, but its origi is presumed to be Madagascar. Plats were first idetified growig i Cuba." [Is a shade tolerat plat at some stage of its life ccle?] "Light: Plat this palm i bright su to light shade." [Is a shade tolerat plat at some stage of its life ccle?] "Su Exposure: Su to Partial Shade" [Tolerates a wide rage of soil coditios? Yes] "Cabada palm is adaptable to a wide rage of soils, light ad fertilit. It has moderate salt tolerace." [Climbig or smotherig growth habit? No] "It has clumpig truks of medium height ad a sparse crow of archig piate foliage." [Forms dese thickets? No] "Dpsis cabadae is ot kow i the wild, but its origi is presumed to be Madagascar. Plats were first idetified growig i Cuba." "It ever makes a dese clump ad ofte takes several ears to start suckerig, which pheomeo but emphasizes the extraordiar beaut of the truks." 502 2003. Riffle, R.L./Craft, P.. A Ecclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press, Portlad, OR. 503 2003. Riffle, R.L./Craft, P.. A Ecclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press, Portlad, OR. 504 2001. Elliso, D./Elliso, A.. Cultivated Palms of the World. UNSW Press, Sde. [Grass? No] Arecaceae [Nitroge fixig wood plat? No] Arecaceae [Geophte (herbaceous with udergroud storage orgas -- bulbs, corms, or tubers)? No] "It has clumpig truks of medium height ad a sparse crow of archig piate foliage." Prit Date: 10/20/2013 Dpsis cabadae (Arecaceae) Page 4 of 6
601 2001. Mauder, M./Lte, B./Drasfield, J./Baker, W.. The coservatio value of botaic garde palm collectios. Biological Coservatio. 98(3): 259-271. 602 2001. Elliso, D./Elliso, A.. Cultivated Palms of the World. UNSW Press, Sde. 603 2001. Elliso, D./Elliso, A.. Cultivated Palms of the World. UNSW Press, Sde. [Evidece of substatial reproductive failure i ative habitat? Ukow] "The widel cultivated, Dpsis cabadae, has ever bee recorded as a wild species (Drasfield ad Beetje, 1995) ad is recorded from 14 of the surveed collectios, but all plats are of ukow origi, derived mail from commercial or private growers. This species ma either be extict i the wild or et to be located as a wild populatio. The above fidigs idicate that botaic gardes have passivel accumulated examples of highl threateed palms categorised as Extict i the Wild, as artefacts of taxoomicall drive collectios." [Produces viable seed? Yes] "Mature fruit is red ad fresh seed germiates easil i 2 to 4 moths." [Hbridizes aturall? Ukow. Artificial hbrids possible] "This palm of ucertai origi is a hbrid of D. cabadae, but differs i havig a sigle truk ad growig much taller." 603 2012. Palmtalk. Makig Dpsis cabadae x decari [Hbridizes aturall? Ukow. Artificial hbrids possible] "The stamiate flowers hbrids. have aborted, mostl o their ow, so we bagged the iflorescece. It is so large, http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/idex.php?/topic/32 it took a stadard bag ad a small oe. We use replacemet scree made for 154-makig-dpsis-cabadae-x-decari-hbrids/ scree doors. It's made out of fiberglass ad allows for airflow but o bugs to get i Got the idea from Baside Tree Farms i Miami, so the get the credit ;) The female flowers should be receptive i a week or two. There are a few people i CA ad FL that alread have this hbrid ad the're turig out to be ice hbrids. P.S. Thaks for the Cabada Ke! Excellet specime." 604 2003. Rudall, P.J./Abraso, K./Drasfield, J./Baker, W.. Floral aatom i Dpsis (Arecaceae Areceae): a case of complex sorgaizatio ad stame reductio. Botaical Joural of the Liea Societ. 143: 115 133. [Self-compatible or apomictic? Ukow] 605 1994. Zomlefer, W.B.. Guide to Flowerig Plat Families. The Uiversit of North Carolia Press, Chapel Hill & Lodo 605 1995. Drasfield, J./Beetje, H.. The palms of Madagascar. Roal Botaic Gardes ad the Iteratioal Palm Societ, Richmod, UK 605 2003. Rudall, P.J./Abraso, K./Drasfield, J./Baker, W.. Floral aatom i Dpsis (Arecaceae Areceae): a case of complex sorgaizatio ad stame reductio. Botaical Joural of the Liea Societ. 143: 115 133. 606 2013. Floridata. Dpsis cabadae. http://www.floridata.com/ref/d/dps_cab.cfm [Requires specialist polliators? No] "Although earl moographers assumed that ma palms were aemophilous, the flowers actuall are predomiatl etomophilous. Commo isect vectors iclude beetles, Hmeoptera, ad flies; bats ad hummigbirds also have bee oted (Hederso 1986)." [Requires specialist polliators? No evidece] "INFLORESCENCE iterfoliar, brached to 3 orders, about 1.5 m log, erect, gree; peducle 59-69 cm log, with dese to sparse miute rust scales, proximall 4-5 x 1.2-2 cm, distall 1.5-2 x 1-1.2 cm i diam.; prophll gree or glaucous, 44-52 cm log, 3.7-5 cm wide, bore at 11-13.5 cm above the base of the peducle, splittig obliquel at the apex for about 50%, with dese to sparse miute rust scales; peducular bract gree or glaucous, iserted at 29-34 cm from the base of the peducle, 40-54 cm log, 4 cm wide, splittig o oe side, closed for a 3 cm beak, with dese to sparse miute rust scales, evetuall deciduous; rachis about 70 cm log, glabrous, with 20-22 brached ad 8 10 ubrached first order braches, the proximal of these with a rachis of up to 40 cm; rachillae 8-18 cm log, about 1 mm diam., glabrous; triads distat. STAMINATE FLOWERS with sepals gree, 1.6-2.1 x 1.8-2.5 mm; petals ellow-gree, coate for about 0.8 mm, free for 2.2-2.6 x 1.6-2.1 mm; stames 6, biseriate (offset c. 0.4 mm), the filamets 2.2-2.6 mm log, thi, the athers 1.6-1.7 x 0.8-1 mm, versatile, the locules parallel; pistillode white, columar, about 3 mm log. PISTILLATE FLOWERS with sepals 1.4-1.7 x 1.8-2.2 mm; petals 2.2-2.7 x 2-2.8 mm; stamiodes 0.3-0.4 mm; ovar ot see." [Requires specialist polliators? No] "Female (pistillate) flowers i Dpsis are scarpous, ormall pseudomoomerous (as i ma other Arecoideae), ad possess septal ectaries that effectivel delimit the carpel margis ad idicate isect polliatio." "Although ver few observatios have bee made o polliators of Dpsis, several factors are idicative of aimal polliatio, probabl b small isects." [Reproductio b vegetative fragmetatio? Yes] "Cabada palm is propagated either b removig the suckers that develop at the base, or b seeds which take 1-2 moths to germiate. " 607 2013. PACSOA. Palms: Dpsis cabadae. [Miimum geerative time (ears)? Presumabl 4+] "Ufortuatel, its mai http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/dpsis/cabadae.hdrawback is that its much slower growig tha the Golde Cae Palm. " tml 701 1995. Drasfield, J./Beetje, H.. The palms of Madagascar. Roal Botaic Gardes ad the Iteratioal Palm Societ, Richmod, UK [Propagules likel to be dispersed uitetioall (plats growig i heavil trafficked areas)? No evidece] "FRUIT ellipsoid, scarlet, 9-12 x 4-6 mm, apex rouded; exocarp smooth, mesocarp thi ad flesh ad fibrous, edocarp ± adheret to the seed, fibrous, aastomosig. SEED ellipsoid, 8 9 x 4-5 mm, poited at the base, rouded at the apex; edosperm homogeeous, embro lateral; raphe braches ascedig from the base ad loosel aastomosig." [Adapted for cosumptio ad iteral dispersal. Lacks meas of exteral attachmet] Prit Date: 10/20/2013 Dpsis cabadae (Arecaceae) Page 5 of 6
702 2001. Elliso, D./Elliso, A.. Cultivated Palms of the World. UNSW Press, Sde. 703 1995. Drasfield, J./Beetje, H.. The palms of Madagascar. Roal Botaic Gardes ad the Iteratioal Palm Societ, Richmod, UK 704 2003. Riffle, R.L./Craft, P.. A Ecclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press, Portlad, OR. 705 1995. Drasfield, J./Beetje, H.. The palms of Madagascar. Roal Botaic Gardes ad the Iteratioal Palm Societ, Richmod, UK 706 2013. Floridata. Dpsis cabadae. http://www.floridata.com/ref/d/dps_cab.cfm 707 1995. Drasfield, J./Beetje, H.. The palms of Madagascar. Roal Botaic Gardes ad the Iteratioal Palm Societ, Richmod, UK 708 2013. Floridata. Dpsis cabadae. http://www.floridata.com/ref/d/dps_cab.cfm 801 1995. Drasfield, J./Beetje, H.. The palms of Madagascar. Roal Botaic Gardes ad the Iteratioal Palm Societ, Richmod, UK 802 2004. Meerow, A.W.. Palm Seed Germiatio - BUL274. Uiversit of Florida IFAS Ext., Ft. Lauderdale, FL http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu 802 2008. Roal Botaic Gardes Kew. Seed Iformatio Database (SID). Versio 7.1. http://data.kew.org/sid/ [Propagules dispersed itetioall b people? Yes] "Widel cultivated ad kow ol from cultivated specimes, this elegat palm is believed to have origiated i Madagascar." [Propagules likel to disperse as a produce cotamiat? No] "FRUIT ellipsoid, scarlet, 9 12 x 4-6 mm, apex rouded; exocarp smooth, mesocarp thi ad flesh ad fibrous, edocarp ± adheret to the seed, fibrous, aastomosig. SEED ellipsoid, 8 9 x 4-5 mm, poited at the base, rouded at the apex; edosperm homogeeous, embro lateral; raphe braches ascedig from the base ad loosel aastomosig." [Ulikel. No evidece, ad fruits ad seeds relativel large] [Propagules adapted to wid dispersal? No] "The 0.5-ich-wide, rouded red fruits are bore i pedet clusters." [Propagules water dispersed? Probabl No, but buoac of fruit ukow] "FRUIT ellipsoid, scarlet, 9-12 x 4-6 mm, apex rouded; exocarp smooth, mesocarp thi ad flesh ad fibrous, edocarp ± adheret to the seed, fibrous, aastomosig. SEED ellipsoid, 8-9 x 4 5 mm, poited at the base, rouded at the apex; edosperm homogeeous, embro lateral; raphe braches ascedig from the base ad loosel aastomosig." [Propagules bird dispersed? Presumabl Yes] "The red fruits are about 1/2 i (1 cm) log ad are ot a ski irritat as are some palm fruits." [Propagules dispersed b other aimals (exterall)? No evidece] "FRUIT ellipsoid, scarlet, 9-12 x 4-6 mm, apex rouded; exocarp smooth, mesocarp thi ad flesh ad fibrous, edocarp ± adheret to the seed, fibrous, aastomosig. SEED ellipsoid, 8-9 x 4-5 mm, poited at the base, rouded at the apex; edosperm homogeeous, embro lateral; raphe braches ascedig from the base ad loosel aastomosig." [Possible, but ulikel. Adapted for cosumptio ad iteral dispersal] [Propagules survive passage through the gut? Presumabl Yes] "The red fruits are about 1/2 i (1 cm) log ad are ot a ski irritat as are some palm fruits." [Prolific seed productio (>1000/m2)? Ukow] "FRUIT ellipsoid, scarlet, 9-12 x 4-6 mm, apex rouded; exocarp smooth, mesocarp thi ad flesh ad fibrous, edocarp ± adheret to the seed, fibrous, aastomosig. SEED ellipsoid, 8 9 x 4 5 mm, poited at the base, rouded at the apex; edosperm homogeeous, embro lateral; raphe braches ascedig from the base ad loosel aastomosig." [Evidece that a persistet propagule bak is formed (>1 r)? Ukow] "Seeds of some palms geerall remai viable for ol 2-3 weeks (e.g., lata palms, Lataia spp.), while others ma retai viabilit for over a ear (areca, Dpsis lutesces) if stored properl (Broschat & Doselma, 1986)." [Ukow for D. cabadae] [Evidece that a persistet propagule bak is formed (>1 r)? Ukow] "Storage Behaviour: Recalcitrat Storage Coditios: Complete loss i viabilit after 1 moth moist storage at 3-5 C" [A related species, D. lutesces, has recalcitrat seeds] 803 2013. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. [Well cotrolled b herbicides? Ukow] No iformatio o herbicide efficac or chemical cotrol of this species 804 2013. Floridata. Dpsis cabadae. http://www.floridata.com/ref/d/dps_cab.cfm [Tolerates, or beefits from, mutilatio, cultivatio, or fire? Possibl] "Cabada palm is propagated either b removig the suckers that develop at the base, or b seeds which take 1-2 moths to germiate." [Possibl ma be able to resprout from suckers] 805 2013. WRA Specialist. Persoal Commuicatio. [Effective atural eemies preset locall (e.g. itroduced biocotrol agets)? Ukow] Prit Date: 10/20/2013 Dpsis cabadae (Arecaceae) Page 6 of 6
Summar of Risk Traits High Risk / Udesirable Traits Grows i tropical climates Flesh-fruits adapted for bird ad mammal dispersal Suckerig palm, ma be able to spread vegetativel Itetioall spread b people Ecolog ad biolog ot well studied. Behavior i a ew eviromet ma therefore be difficult to predict. Low Risk / Desirable Traits Not reported to be aturalized or ivasive i other locatios Uarmed (o spies, thors or burrs) No-toxic Ladscapig ad orametal value Seeds ulikel to be accidetall dispersed